Question

Which word could best substitute the (underlined) portion of the sentence?

The students are working on a mystery message and they have found a computer program to help them with the (process of encoding their message.)

cipher
decipher
encryption
cryptanalyst

Answer 1

cryptanalyst

Step-by-step explanation:

Cryptoanalysis is the art of trying to discover the ciphertext and / or logic used in your encryption (key). The people who participate in this effort are called cryptanalysts. in other words, a cryotoanalysis is a "process of encoding the message" and therefore, the word that would best substitute words in parentheses is "cryptanalyst".