WorksheetsChapter 7: Cryptography and the PKI
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
Mike is sending David an encrypted message using an a symmetric encryption algorithm. What key should he use to encrypt the message?
Mike's public key
Mike's private key
David's public key
Shared secret key
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?
Downgrade
Collision
Homomorphic encryption
Birthday attack
Norm is using full-disk encryption technology to protect the contents of laptops against theft. What goal of cryptography is he attempting to achieve?
Integrity
Non-repudiation
Authentication
Confidentiality
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?
Steganography
Homomorphic encryption
Replay attack
Birthday attack
Which one of the following statements about cryptographic keys is incorrect?
All cryptographic keys should be kept secret.
Longer keys are better than shorter keys when the same algorithm is used.
Asymmetric algorithms generally use longer keys than symmetric algorithms.
Digital certificates are designed to share public keys.
What type of cipher operates on one character of text at a time?
Block cipher
Bit cipher
Stream cipher
Balanced cipher
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?
DES
3DES
RSA
AES
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?
CRL
OCSP
Certificate stapling
Certificate pinning
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?
1
2
10
11
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?
1
2
10
11
What type of digital certificate provides the greatest level of assurance that the certificate owner is who they claim to be?
DV
OV
UV
EV
Glenn recently obtained a wildcard certificate for *.mydomain.com. Which one of the following domains would not be covered by this certificate?
mydomain.com
core.mydomain.com
dev.www.mydomain.com
mail.mydomain.com
Which one of the following servers is almost always an offline CA in a large PKI deployment?
Root CA
Intermediate CA
RA
Internal CA
Which one of the following certificate formats is closely associated with Windows binary certificate files?
DER
PEM
PFX
P7B
What type of security solution provides a hardware platform for the storage and management of encryption keys?
HSM
IPS
SIEM
SOAR
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?
Birthday
Frequency
Downgrade
Collision
David would like to send Mike a message using an asymmetric encryption algorithm. What key should he use to encrypt the message?
David's public key
David's private key
Mike's public key
Mike's private key
When Mike receives the message that David encrypted for him, what key should he use to decrypt the message?
David's public key
David's private key
Mike's public key
Mike's private key
If David wishes to digitally sign the message that he is sending to Mike, what key would he use to create the digital signature?
David's public key
David's private key
Mike's public key
Mike's private key
When Mike receives the digitally signed message from David, what key should he use to verify the digital signature?
David's public key
David's private key
Mike's public key
Mike's private key
