Joseph Mauborgne proposed an improvement to the Vernam cipher that uses a random key that is as long as the message so that the key does not need to be repeated.The key is used to encrypt and decrypt a single message and then is discarded.Each new message requires a new key of the same length as the new message.This scheme is known as an)__________ .
A)pascaline
B)one-time pad
C)polycipher
D)enigma

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The description matches the definition of a one-time pad, which uses a randomly generated key that is as long as the message and is only used to encrypt and decrypt that specific message before being discarded. The other choices (A, C, and D) do not match the described scheme.

Joseph Mauborgne Proposed an Improvement to the Vernam Cipher That