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Computer Science – Unit name – Section number

Vernam Encryption - Learning Activities

Activity 1

Encrypt the following plaintext ”HELLO” - the key is “TEACH”

1. Complete the table below to encrypt the Plaintext


Plaintext H E L L O
ASCII
Decimal
value
ASCII
Binary
value
Key T E A C H
ASCII
Decimal
value
ASCII
Binary
value
Ciphertext
XOR’d binary

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2. Complete the table below to decrypt the Ciphertext


Ciphertext
Binary
Hexadeci
mal
Decimal
Key
Binary
Hexadeci
mal
Decimal
XOR’d
Binary
Hexadeci
mal
Plaintext

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