Enigma Machine (Cryptography L4) trivia

Enigma Machine (Cryptography L4) Mini Quiz

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Question 1

What kind of device was the Enigma Machine?

The Enigma Machine combined electrical circuits with rotating rotors to turn typed letters into ciphertext.

Question 2

What happened as operators typed on the Enigma Machine?

Each keypress advanced the fast rotor, changing the electrical path used for the next letter.

Question 3

Which Enigma Machine component swapped letter pairs before and after rotor scrambling?

The plugboard swapped selected letter pairs at the machine's input and output, adding another substitution layer.

Question 4

Which machine helped British cryptanalysts find Enigma Machine settings?

The Bombe searched possible Enigma settings using guessed plaintext, called cribs.