I can be broken, yet I hold the keys to knowledge. I often go unrecognized despite my power. What am I?
Category: Brain · Difficulty: expert
Hint: Consider systems of information and security.
Answer
A cipher
Explanation
Codes can be broken for understanding or accessing information but are often overlooked in their importance.
This is a expert brain riddle — one of the harder riddles here. The answer is A cipher.
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