Encrypting a message by simply rearranging the order of the letters is a function of the
A)Shift cipher
B)Substitution cipher
C)Transposition cipher
D)Vigenère cipher

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Encrypting a message by simply rearranging the order of the letters is a function of Transposition cipher. In this cipher, the letters in the plaintext are rearranged in a specific way to form the ciphertext. Shift cipher replaces each letter with a letter a fixed number of positions down the alphabet. Substitution cipher replaces each letter with another letter or symbol based on a predetermined mapping. Vigenère cipher uses a series of interwoven Caesar ciphers based on a keyword to encrypt the message. Hence, the best choice for this scenario is option C.

Encrypting a Message by Simply Rearranging the Order of the Letters