Question: Sure, let's use a Feistel cipher with two rounds and a Caesar cipher as the function ( F ) for encryption and decryption.

Sure, let's use a Feistel cipher with two rounds and a Caesar cipher as the function \(F\) for encryption and decryption. The key values for the Caesar cipher are given as \(K1=1\) and \(K2=3\).
**Encryption:**
1.**Initial Permutation:**
- Split the plaintext "BRUCELEE" into two halves: "BRU" and "CELEE."
2.**Round 1:**
- Left half: "BRU"
- Right half: "CELEE"
- Apply the Caesar cipher function with \(K1=1\) to the right half: "DFMFFFB"
- XOR the result with the left half: "BRU XOR DFMFFFB"(perform XOR operation character by character)
- Result: "ACSJBID"
3.**Round 2:**
- Left half: "CE"
- Right half: "ACSJBID"
- Apply the Caesar cipher function with \(K2=3\) to the right half: "DFVQGNG"
- XOR with the left half: "CE XOR DFVQGNG"
- Result: "HWXELYD"
4.**Final Permutation:**
- Concatenate the results from the last round: "HWXELYD"
So, the encrypted ciphertext for "BRUCELEE" using the specified Feistel cipher with two rounds and Caesar cipher as the function is "HWXELYD."
**Decryption:**
To decrypt, we reverse the process:
1.**Initial Permutation:**
- Split the ciphertext "HWXELYD" into two halves: "HWX" and "ELYD."
2.**Round 2(in reverse order):**
- Left half: "ELYD"
- Right half: "HWX"
- Apply the inverse of the Caesar cipher function with \(K2=3\) to the left half: "CZUAZAX"
- XOR with the right half: "ELYD XOR CZUAZAX"
- Result: "CELEE"
3.**Round 1(in reverse order):**
- Left half: "HWX"
- Right half: "CELEE"
- Apply the inverse of the Caesar cipher function with \(K1=1\) to the left half: "GVKDDDC"
- XOR with the right half: "HWX XOR GVKDDDC"
- Result: "BRUCEE"
4.**Final Permutation:**
- Concatenate the results from the last round: "BRUCEE"
So, decrypting "HWXELYD" yields the original plaintext "BRUCEE."

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