52. Cryptographic Attacks

What is the key element that determines the security of encrypted data?

• The key used

• The data size

• The algorithm used

• The network speed

In a birthday attack, what is the probability of two students sharing a birthday in a class of 23 students?

• 10%

• 75%

• 25%

• 50%

What is a hash collision in cryptography?

• Two different plain texts resulting in the same hash

• Two identical plain texts resulting in different hashes

• A hash that is too large to process

• A hash that cannot be decrypted

What was the main issue with the MD5 hashing algorithm?

• It produced too large hashes

• It was too slow

• It was too complex

• It had hash collisions

What does an attacker achieve in an SSL stripping attack?

• Encrypts the data twice

• Increases the speed of data transfer

• Forces the use of a stronger encryption

• Removes encryption from the communication