Question

Avalanche effect in encryption is ____________.

• A. Desirable
• B. Undesirable
• C. Cannot be said
• D. Depends upon the context

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Avalanche effect in encryption is Desirable.

Avalanche effect. ... In cryptography, the avalanche effect is the desirable property of cryptographic algorithms, typically block ciphers and cryptographic hash functions, wherein if an input is changed slightly (for example, flipping a single bit), the output changes significantly (e.g., half the output bits flip).

Avalanche effect, in physics, a sudden increase in the flow of an electrical current through a nonconducting or semiconducting solid when a sufficiently strong electrical force is applied.