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Cryptography

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is an important disadvantage of using a public key algorithm compared to a symmetric algorithm?

a)

Asymmetric algorithm provides better access control.

b)

Asymmetric algorithm is a faster process.

c)

Asymmetric algorithm provides nonrepudiation of delivery.

d)

Asymmetric algorithm is more difficult to implement.

2.

When a user needs to provide message integrity, what options may be best?

a)

Send a digital signature of the message to the recipient

b)

Encrypt the message with a symmetric algorithm and send it

c)

Encrypt the message with a private key so the recipient can decrypt with

the corresponding public key

d)

Create a checksum, append it to the message, encrypt the message, then

send to recipient.

3.

The two methods of encrypting data are?

a)

Substitution and transposition

b)

Block and stream

c)

Symmetric and asymmetric

d)

DES and AES

4.

Cryptography supports all of the core principles of information security except

a)

Availability

b)

Confidentiality

c)

Integrity

d)

Authenticity

5.

The only cipher system said to be unbreakable by brute force is

a)

AES

b)

DES

c)

One-time pad

d)

Triple DES

6.

Data that is in an unencrypted form is referred to as which of the following?

a)

plain text

b)

crypt text

c)

cleartext

d)

simpletext

7.

In which type of encryption is the same key used to encrypt and decrypt data?

a)

public

b)

asymmetric

c)

symmetric

d)

private

8.

What alternative term can be used to describe asymmetric cryptographic algorithms?

a)

public key cryptography

b)

user key cryptography

c)

private key cryptography

d)

cipher-text cryptography

9.

What type of cryptography uses two keys on both ends i.e a private and a public key?

a)

shared

b)

asymmetric

c)

symmetric

d)

open

10.

Plaintext

a)

original message

b)

coded message

c)

algorithm for transforming plaintext to ciphertext

d)

info used in cipher known only to sender/receiver

11.

ciphertext

a)

field of both cryptography and cryptanalysis

b)

study of encryption principles/methods

c)

converting plaintext to ciphertext

d)

coded message

12.

cryptanalysis

a)

field of both cryptography and cryptanalysis

b)

study of encryption principles/methods

c)

study of principles/methods of deciphering ciphertext without knowing key

d)

converting plaintext to ciphertext

13.

Non-repudiation

a)

Ensure message remains secret during transmission between parties

b)

Ensure message is not altered while in transit between communicating partners

c)

Verifies sender is who she says she is

d)

Proves that nobody but on sender could have sent a particular message

14.

cryptology

a)

coded message

b)

original message

c)

recovering ciphertext from plaintext

d)

field of both cryptography and cryptanalysis

15.

cryptography

a)

study of principles/methods of deciphering ciphertext without knowing key

b)

study of encryption and decryption principles and methods

c)

field of both cryptography and cryptanalysis

d)

coded message