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Chapter 7: Cryptography and the PKI

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mike is sending David an encrypted message using an a symmetric encryption algorithm. What key should he use to encrypt the message?

a)

Mike's public key

b)

Mike's private key

c)

David's public key

d)

Shared secret key

2.

Shahl has recently discovered an attack where the attacker managed to force a network user to use weak encryption and was then able to decrypt that content. What term best describes this attack?

a)

Downgrade

b)

Collision

c)

Homomorphic encryption

d)

Birthday attack

3.

Norm is using full-disk encryption technology to protect the contents of laptops against theft. What goal of cryptography is he attempting to achieve?

a)

Integrity

b)

Non-repudiation

c)

Authentication

d)

Confidentiality

4.

Brian discovers that a user suspected of stealing sensitive information is posting many image files to a message board. What technique might the individual be using to hide sensitive information in those images?

a)

Steganography

b)

Homomorphic encryption

c)

Replay attack

d)

Birthday attack

5.

Which one of the following statements about cryptographic keys is incorrect?

a)

All cryptographic keys should be kept secret.

b)

Longer keys are better than shorter keys when the same algorithm is used.

c)

Asymmetric algorithms generally use longer keys than symmetric algorithms.

d)

Digital certificates are designed to share public keys.

6.

What type of cipher operates on one character of text at a time?

a)

Block cipher

b)

Bit cipher

c)

Stream cipher

d)

Balanced cipher

7.

Vince is choosing a symmetric encryption algorithm for use in his organization. He would like to choose the strongest algorithm from these choices. What algorithm should he choose?

a)

DES

b)

3DES

c)

RSA

d)

AES

8.

Kevin is configuring a web server to use digital certificates. What technology can he use to allow clients to quickly verify the status of those certificates without contacting a remote server?

a)

CRL

b)

OCSP

c)

Certificate stapling

d)

Certificate pinning

9.

Acme Widgets has 10 employees and they all need the ability to communicate with one another using a symmetric encryption system. The system should allow any two employees to securely communicate without other employees eavesdropping. If an 11th employee is added to the organization, how many new keys must be added to the system?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

10

d)

11

10.

Referring to the scenario in question 9, if Acme Widgets switched to an asymmetric encryption algorithm, how many keys would be required to add the 11th employee?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

10

d)

11

11.

What type of digital certificate provides the greatest level of assurance that the certificate owner is who they claim to be?

a)

DV

b)

OV

c)

UV

d)

EV

12.

Glenn recently obtained a wildcard certificate for *.mydomain.com. Which one of the following domains would not be covered by this certificate?

a)

mydomain.com

b)

core.mydomain.com

c)

dev.www.mydomain.com

d)

mail.mydomain.com

13.

Which one of the following servers is almost always an offline CA in a large PKI deployment?

a)

Root CA

b)

Intermediate CA

c)

RA

d)

Internal CA

14.

Which one of the following certificate formats is closely associated with Windows binary certificate files?

a)

DER

b)

PEM

c)

PFX

d)

P7B

15.

What type of security solution provides a hardware platform for the storage and management of encryption keys?

a)

HSM

b)

IPS

c)

SIEM

d)

SOAR

16.

What type of cryptographic attack attempts to force a user to reduce the level of encryption that they use to communicate with a remote server?

a)

Birthday

b)

Frequency

c)

Downgrade

d)

Collision

17.

David would like to send Mike a message using an asymmetric encryption algorithm. What key should he use to encrypt the message?

a)

David's public key

b)

David's private key

c)

Mike's public key

d)

Mike's private key

18.

When Mike receives the message that David encrypted for him, what key should he use to decrypt the message?

a)

David's public key

b)

David's private key

c)

Mike's public key

d)

Mike's private key

19.

If David wishes to digitally sign the message that he is sending to Mike, what key would he use to create the digital signature?

a)

David's public key

b)

David's private key

c)

Mike's public key

d)

Mike's private key

20.

When Mike receives the digitally signed message from David, what key should he use to verify the digital signature?

a)

David's public key

b)

David's private key

c)

Mike's public key

d)

Mike's private key