2.(a) Consider the use of OTP. Let m be an arbitrary message to be encrypted and c be a given ciphertext in the ciphertext space. How many possible keys with which m can be mapped to c, i.e., f(m,k)=c? None 1 2 The size of the key space Depends on m (b)  3^(-n) is negligible. True or false? (c) n^(-100) is negligible. True or false?

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2.(a) Consider the use of OTP. Let m be an arbitrary message to be encrypted and c be a given ciphertext in the ciphertext space. How many possible keys with which m can be mapped to c, i.e., f(m,k)=c?

None

1

2

The size of the key space

Depends on m

(b)  3^(-n) is negligible. True or false?

(c) n^(-100) is negligible. True or false? 

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