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A stream cipher encrypts data by XORing plaintext with the encryption key. How is the ciphertext converted back into plaintext

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Answer:

A block cipher breaks down plaintext messages into fixed-size blocks before converting them into ciphertext using a key.

Step-by-step explanation:

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