Задание №23869 ЕГЭ по Английскому языку

Unveiling the Enigma of Cryptography

The initial incarnation of cryptography originated from the fundamental act of writing a message. But why, you may wonder. Simply because the majority of people lacked the ability to read or write. Interestingly, the word cryptography itself stems from the Greek terms 'kryptos', meaning 'hidden', and 'graphein', denoting 'writing'. Cryptography, inherently, revolves around secrecy and                          (DIRECTNESS).

Early cryptographic techniques involved transforming messages into                          (READABLE) symbols to safeguard their content during transmission between correspondents. Over time, cryptography has evolved                          (GREAT), encompassing digital signatures, sender or receiver authentication, and much more.

The desire to conceal messages has persisted since humanity's transition from cave dwellings to communal living. The earliest instances of cryptography trace back to the cradle of                          (CIVILIZE), encompassing ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. Take the Greeks, for instance, who devised a method wherein they wound a strip of tape around a stick before inscribing the message upon it. Unraveling the tape rendered the writing utterly                          (MEAN). The recipient of the message possessed a stick of the same diameter, employing it to decipher the encoded content.