Question

_________________ is the process or mechanism used for converting ordinary plain text into garbled non-human readable text & vice-versa.

(a) Malware Analysis

(b) Exploit writing

(c) Reverse engineering

(d) Cryptography

This question was addressed to me in class test.

Enquiry is from Types of Cryptography in chapter Cryptography in Security of Cyber Security

Answer 1

Correct choice is (d) Cryptography

The explanation is: Cryptography is the process or mechanism used for converting ordinary plain text into garbled non-human readable text & vice-versa. It is a means of storing & transmitting information in a specific format so that only those for whom it is planned can understand or process it.