Which type of cipher works by rearranging the characters in a message?

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Aldo Doyle

9 October, 10:57

Which type of cipher works by rearranging the characters in a message?

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Teresa Cooley · Answer 1

Ciphers convert messages from plaintext to ciphertext.

Transposition cipher is the type of cipcher that works by rearranging the characters in a message. This cipcher uses algorithm to rearrange the letters of a plaintext message to form ciphertext.

Other type is the substitution cipher which uses algorithm to replace each character or bit of plaintext with a different character.