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Please answer the following questions regarding the following cipher text: a. What type of encryption is used? b. What is the key? c. What is

Please answer the following questions regarding the following cipher text:

a. What type of encryption is used?

b. What is the key?

c. What is the encrypted message?

Briefly justify your answers or provide work or code used to reach your answer.

Possible types of encryption are: Shift Cipher, Substitution Cipher, Vigenere Cipher, Permutation Cipher (Columnar Transposition), One-Time Pad.

The ciphertext:

VUNDARBMJEOREMQESLXUTKOTHHGNSEFCPVVBPFQFUCKYEAGRESJSJVGANAHGEYQJBBFIPWMVGGAHIELYCFRAHNJABTIUTLWPNFCJHBBHVWFRLNOWCALBQJSVMBQMUUMCYGIYWMCAZNUIWLOYBNVDSNGXUWSGAYYSHRKSRSFGHZVZSJHLNVWGBMCOOLBBCNSBYXTAJVGAQXTGAYUHZRXHCFREXAWDOGBHILVRVCTUIYTNKGBJAYPWJRKCHABQFSUWZSZLQOWAZATAANUIWLHUXGQMHUPBGFSIXLKLWFTXCEDQKCBRZLGIXWAOXLKFALLIWDKUXHGNSEBZKFRZRMGDTVGPQDIAMUTAZLIUWKWAZVGXCEXWQXTVGQCJSUHOUWGNGXDJWAZCPYICMBGJSNKIHWJRKSHMBRKUNAARXNCFRRLJGUWNEFAOVRGYXWFZRBAHCFZYVKIPAUPMDCXLJSBQHZOWHUTNKLFRJOKJSFTMVJCAZGQJOYILKFQVIFGLCCKYXWBGFYHJCZWYNAPRKUVWZLLNGHDVGAKFHBMBGKHEXYVSBQFYVZCQBWCDZLDHQUYVGARWCCEYUZOGLIHXHUXHKSQPHOPLWGACIZHVFYVGURMNQKSNTMUGCATMKUOAMBKKWFFSUMPFMCVMHRYITHWFMINSBQUUNDKVMBCHVVEIUGDUBWCDTYHOTAGUVUVGHUKIYKVVFMGDTHIIPZWFLQQJRVJOKWHYRNCCSGHNJWGUBJVZSEXCUFCGACPYGHKJTAGVGAKFHUBMKXHUXSDMHXGYYAHNEGQKHNEFOWBVGNJWWEWYIJSRLIOWHVFYQJCGAYTUVRKCUZJRKSPWOEESVZSFTGGXSRECPYGGHQCJRFMBGGQRTHYAHUFYVZSEXHQOWFRIWJWALONSFPBNAGTGAYOSBUTNVGSFUYNLSQKIWFRORQJSFIXMCKWAWCCFWFEYUTMPHLCDFRXZUUCZFYTUSFNLTGIAWMKLKVMBJWFFNLHJWTANCFRYXZVLVRLNTWSGLNCCSLHOYSHRKQCJRVMMGPHEXGGVCJGNQOBVLNJWPNMNGJMJAYTWHUTNPGPYXGQDSVLQCKVRWVAOOIXMCFRPHINWRORVTWSMXMYZWPAUHWKUHOTKDEXPKGIFPYTWCHMIHKWTANQXZNGXNGCXTNVZSPKIYVGBYQCLSEZUBWFFMBGJSPBLEMANFVWDOGXNJWQVMSQXOQKYCEMFTVDSHUTZVWFAHIPYCSKIOUCEEYCJGUHIMLCPHYPLWRLMNADNGXHJCZMBGFQRUSYZWGXBCDZAHLVZKNKXYZOGWIAGIFXYRGGGXXNAYRLCNWBGLYPLWAXFUSZYTLQMBQMBGLCJGMVSBQMBQMGNGXUMDBGNJGIFTHFKCSFITLOYFYPXWKXXKFCPXUPJSIXLKWGFHGGDSNGCPYOTTCPKHGAYUHWYXMUGARLYCLSQNJQFHUXJKWFUXUFKGBFYNGCXBHIGJRKNJWPHEQCJYFHZUZWCLZTGAPACPSGBFYJAUUTFQXHVGNJWFVZAKFUNLCHKHEBPKFUGHAGLOFMCNDPRMNGJGRTQCJRCXYRTIGMBGKSNKYCDZYTHFKARGIHOSRDXCQGCXHVMDVGFCLVNGXRDOFMYTLWRWNQUCHGNGJGATCNWRGHVGFQUXMEDWAVBGVHBWYUCGUHQVZSABMVZWFTLGLVRZLGWBSBYNVGTHHGOVNMXQLVRRBGJSONNNGCXAYTWQBFYOGFRVLQORFIUEABTLNTSWTANHGFGAYYSHRKUPVGRXGKFUYRVQMBQYITSRVOYULFNGAGFCGACPYKVEFEGBGXHVLVRFVWLHUXYZLFRFYULZVFCVGTGAYNSBQEIKLSEBHIMBQXLVZSFAUFQZRXIHQCAWYTOOEXBQMGRLQKDZAHNUMTSBWGFCGAYAEIFMAGLXHLNCKBVZBVZSJTNGJOFMBGQDBLMKTZLVUPOWGAIWLTNEFKFUVGUPVHUXLGLVRRMVSBQFCNWGBYNJWAYXUIMSFBHNSBQXLUSZYMBGQQBFYHJCZEUPWGNGXCDZRRMULFRXNUSBQTPGFIRLHQJHUXUULGBNNJSBQPYULMRMBGJSGAYASZYNHKLSGXFNESQHYULVRFUIFSGBWXAFGNYQXHUXHGWRYXMQXHUXWQEDNLMGKCSTFNLVBLYUZWCLUVLFNVNVZSZMBKLVRKIPUSZHLGKOLRIWSFRBHVZSPHOPLFLBHUGARACIZZNGXQXZNDYULOXXUNECFMUPQDNMBAGICEYCKSNGXVWBGHIPWWGVUTJWRLSQMRBPHKFOQTFGSBQEYCNSFRIWLVRKYDQOCHINABGAYULFRTGVZSEXCUEOTBWKFWGEYVLVRFIULOOLYPLAVGXGVCSFYPTSCEOPYSQBHJAGQXYRWGGKYXWFVXMULOAWNJSHZTHQFVVLFGYGFXNJAGSXYVSUBBHISBQAYYAZYBHHSZYBVNQZRTXAGIGHQCLSEBZYSHRKNJWFRUYKFOYENJSHEXAKGBFAIWDRLHOGNSEUYCLVVKMVABGAYIJSNMUOWFVVUPVSFXLVLFLMBKKSKIYTAARGNKXMBNLESFNOUPZOCIYPLCOXMWHDYBYFOWGAUOWHNIBAKWPTFRJCSXMUGFLXMCKSIXLAGBRDHQOGZXXKLOGBIPSBQPUVWFNKYYWRQXXHGFROYTTIGAYTWWFTHCJHVLNJWRRLCTWGGHJCABGRIWLVRWLGSAVXMVKVNWCGKHDNCGLSFMGQKHRGWJSBGBHITWGHZTGANGNKUZNGXUUOCXCPSZYMBGNOYEYAGTGAYUSQBPBCLWFMBGUVVXZGDSZXHVZSRFJNGMFMBGJSFMUPVVVLNTWSFXUEZKVMBCZCYEIYLFHGECKWSTBGJAVMUPVOPKOEATVQQGJSJBNJABNGXJWFRLFGWDFACUESNWIYSBQMBGJSFEYGHVVLWCLHYXUPVICYLQEMBGXGJQBMNCYSTHYUSGYXYRQGZHEGVSRICPLCQBMVSBGPIQVZNGXUOWAWMCEOMRQCQFRTWJABTMIQNSEEURHWAZMRMFFHZOGIAMUKFGOTNJWRVGNJWWEACNDGVWYDDIRUOVLVBNAJLVRICELIEXFKWGGAOULFNGWGVOAWNJGITANJAGCBHGLFRXMJSYRLXQOBVMMUAUULFKCSYXUXWGHIIPLVVLMJWDUXLFKVRTXAWHNEFYWFROUKFIAEYUKHUXMJWDUXLFKSLXQGJSSBRGVICHHVZSZTAKUGGKYCEPRYITWVVFAQNWFBNVZSCKUKJWRLCPBIAXQJWBSHLUUCEXMQFGPHLGKCSFCNWGLHOYSRRDHGWRRXJCECAZNKYSEECNASFPBCLWFMBGGBRVBCJAJTHVABTPUVWFGAYTWWFGIVSREHJQXKNMYTLVRKYYWFRGCCYOETVWLOPTNCJOPMIHKOAWQQMZQRIWLFNOYNQCHKNJGIFTHFEWYXMVGGRXCVOVLWCFLVRIIQJDBXNQXHRGHGKGRXORGBFNXFWBYRLGUSVOCPYHJHBCFRSNFUGTFBFXWFQXFKTSETNGOVRMBGJHBUOAZWZTWQSHJACEZVRLUFDMAXYFWRBKCPNSFMBKKABGYAABNIYFWGGKCCFHEBJVGFBVECOOLUYCUVJASKKOYFIULSIXLAJCONMVZSNENJQPBRQKLVNKIDMGGAYCDHURMQMZVGBKEOGLIOWHVFYQJCGAYTUFNSSVGUBMIUWOJASWHCARIWJTVKMVNCLTAGSGNIUUKSAZYTVWQRIWQCHKMGDTSXYNKIPAUOQGGBWCDJVULCLWBGQJWBSBLULHBEXVZOGRIWSBQRIWJGUBJYWFRGIYGIGHZUAUUMIHDOAWQJQRVWNJWCYWJGJGVTHUZCYWNJWGRTBQDMJASFARGAYIJSRDMIAJRBNCKSCTLCLSQXCVQOAWIYFPEHNJWFBYDQNSFNLGDMNEFVZWFBMPGHJBNJGIGFYCFWAZUPVGGBFNVSRIYTLVRFYCFWAZIHLVNMMVGFLHZPSFPBMUMGJAIDWQNNMGZSPHONVBBMATSGCMBGLCEFYPLWAZGKDRVFUIWVRLUYABGAYHGIAMUKFDYNHIWRVGNQAHNGXYSGQKIYFSQUOVLVNMMCESVFUIWKRHOTKSYOYUKSRBHCDZEBPGJGNGXQUSNGMKLWFMBGAANZYQXHUXOPYFNLJCTZRIBCFHBFIHDWSXUPVHUBMKKHUXEGQHBBNCDZAHQYZSABMCQHUTNKSAVGNJWVNUCVGTTHCPYHBLYCOVRGYXWFVUYIABGHATGKUTTASPBNNVZSRRYUSBQUYIABGHVGGJRKWQFGPBIWKCSFSNMBTLCFGBBMGGSBGHBCNSVMCPXSEKYFLVNMCGNSEZIVGGRTUUSDNLMGFURKZQJHBZICKOCTMUWBTXLAGIZNMVFSRWMJSJRTJWJGRTHFSDHKMGAGONNCJOTNHNWGFRIWZOIXMQESGACPYWABNDWGVWYUHOFLYPYSELAGLGRTMKUYTKIYIINKLGDGBFYFGBGLFGWDBYHKYVGLXQFCGXHLGMGAYOKSYOYUEIPAUUSURGYTSZGACPYBBBHGNSEZICKOCTMUWBTXLPGFGAIWYVVTGUGARMBKFUBYUUSZGWIKWJRKAQLCFXUCKOPHGOGRBKYQJOPTJVSWAHLCUCBDCCTOAWIPLVRZFQJMNGXFAGGBHELWBGIHKIPAIHXWPXMVGHUHMGOVBECMWHUXGHGFZRJCJHVTVQEWATNGSZYAIPGIETVNWFRLJGUHNUFGLCVEMVJWNEMCFRGKCDMZNMCQFGBYYXWFLDCPVKUTNUGSIXLKLWFJOKLSNLGWUVNLCESBQHNQLOXXWCJSBYGAKSYYQKLVBNNVSYVGAESFRHZUZWCLVCJEHXMDJWTLMEZCBGYTKOAWQJSHAHNCFRNLZQJUBBHISGPHIMLVBNAJAQBGZGKGGAYTWWFVIPKWQXLCTZRZFQJMVGNJSHNVIQCPRBHISGBKNQXCSYCEWFBGMJADOHU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