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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The art and science of breaking the cipher text is known as
A
Cryptanalysis
B
Cryptography
C
Staganography
D
Watermarking
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The art and science of breaking the cipher text is known as cryptanalysis. Cryptanalysis is the sister branch of cryptography and they both co-exist. The cryptographic process results in the cipher text for transmission or storage. It involves the study of cryptographic mechanism with the intention to break them.

Detailed explanation-2: -3) Cryptanalysis: the art of breaking cryptosystems-seeing through the disguise even when you’re not supposed to be able to.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cryptanalysis is also referred to as codebreaking or cracking the code. The ciphertext is generally the easiest part of a cryptosystem to obtain and, therefore, is an important part of cryptanalysis.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cryptography is the art and science of keeping information secure from unintended audiences, of encrypting it. Conversely, cryptanalysis is the art and science of breaking encoded data. The branch of mathematics encompassing both cryptography and cryptanalysis is cryptology.

Detailed explanation-5: -Cryptanalysis is the branch of cryptography that studies how to break codes and cryptosystems. Cryptanalysis creates techniques to break ciphers, in particular by methods more efficient than a brute-force search.

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