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Conventional cryptography also known as ... encryption.

A. asymmetric-key

B. logical-key

C. symmetric-key

D. None of these

Correct Answer :

C. symmetric-key


Conventional cryptography also known as symmetric-key encryption.

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Which of the following is not a property of Hash Function?

A. Pre-Image Resistance

B. Compression

C. Fixed Length Output

D. None of the above

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Which of the following security attacks is not an active attack? ORWhich of the following attacks is a passive attack?

A. Masquerade

B. Modification of message

C. Denial of service

D. Traffic analysis

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Public key cryptography is a ... cryptosystem

A. Symmetric

B. Asymmetric

C. Symmetric & Asymmetric both

D. None of these

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All the below-stated processes are performed in the AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) Algorithm. Which of the following process(s) are not performed in the final round of the AES?
a) Substitution bytes
b) Shift rows
c) Mix columns
d) Add round key
Options

A. i.

B. iii.

C. All of the mentioned

D. None of the mentioned

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Which of the following is the main disadvantage of the ECB (Electronic Code Book)?orWhich of the following is the major drawback of ECB?

A. It requires large block size

B. Padding is done to make the plain text divisible into blocks of fixed size

C. It is prone to cryptanalysis since there is a direct relationship between plain text and cipher text.

D. None of the above

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Conventional cryptography also known as ... encryption.

A. asymmetric-key

B. logical-key

C. symmetric-key

D. None of these

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The DES (Data Encryption Standard) cipher follows the fiestal structure. Which of the following properties are not shown by the fiestal structure?

A. The input text is divided into two parts: one being left half and another one being right half.

B. Swapping of the left and right halves are performed after each round.

C. The plain text is converted into a matrix form first

D. None of the above

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Amongst which of the following is/ are showing the goodness of electronic code book,

A. Parallel encryption of blocks of bits is possible

B. It is a faster way of encryption.

C. Simple way of the block cipher.

D. All of the mentioned above

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When do we compare the AES with DES, which of the following functions from DES does not have an equivalent AES function in cryptography?

A. f function

B. permutation p

C. swapping of halves

D. xor of subkey with function f

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Decryption is a process to unveil the ______.

A. Unsecured data

B. Secured data

C. Insecure

D. None of the mentioned above

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_____ ciphers encrypt uniformly sized blocks of data.

A. Set

B. Block

C. Rack

D. All of the mentioned above

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Which of the following modes of operation in DES is used for operating?

A. Cipher Feedback Mode (CFB)

B. Cipher Block chaining (CBC)

C. Electronic code book (ECB)

D. Output Feedback Modes (OFB)

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Which of the following security services cannot be achieved using the Hash functions?ORWhich of the following is not possible through hash value?

A. Password Check

B. Data Integrity check

C. Digital Signatures

D. Data retrieval in its original form

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Which of the following cipher techniques include the involvement of matrix operations in their algorithms of encryption and decryption?

A. Hill Cipher

B. Playfair cipher

C. Both a and b

D. None of the above

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The greatest threat is to public cryptography or asymmetric algorithms used for ____.

A. Digital signatures and

B. Key exchange

C. Both A and B

D. None of the mentioned above

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____ is the message or data that can be readable by the sender.

A. Edited

B. Main Text

C. Plain text

D. All of the mentioned above

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A cryptographic hash function is an equation used to verify the ____ of data.

A. Variety

B. Validity

C. Veracity

D. None of the mentioned above

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When a hash function is used to provide message authentication, the hash function value is called to as:

A. Message Field

B. Message Digest

C. Message Score

D. Message Leap

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Which one of the following algorithms is not used in asymmetric-key cryptography?

A. DSA algorithm

B. Electronic code book algorithm

C. Diffie-Hellman algorithm

D. RSA algorithm

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The process of decryption of an AES ciphertext is similar to the encryption process in the ______.

A. Reverse order

B. Next order

C. Both A and B

D. All of the mentioned above

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In Cipher block chaining mode, the current plaintext block is added to the ____.

A. Previous ciphertext block

B. Next ciphertext block

C. Middle ciphertext block

D. None of the mentioned above

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Which two principles of quantum mechanics on which quantum cryptography are dependent?

A. Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle and Photon Polarization Principle.

B. Fundamental Principle and Bohr's Model Principle

C. Momentum Principle and Photons Principle

D. Planck's Principle and Fundamental Principle

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Hash functions are used in ___ and have variable levels of complexity and difficulty.

A. System approach

B. Cyber safe

C. Cryptography

D. None of the mentioned above

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Which of the following is /are offered by the Hash functions?

A. Authentication

B. Non repudiation

C. Data Integrity

D. All of the above

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Which of the following is not a principle of data security?

A. Data Confidentiality

B. Data Integrity

C. Authentication

D. None of the above

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Which of the following options correctly defines the Brute force attack?

A. Brutally forcing the user to share the useful information like pins and passwords.

B. Trying every possible key to decrypt the message.

C. One entity pretends to be some other entity

D. The message or information is modified before sending it to the receiver.

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What is the output of the N 1024-bit blocks from the Nth stage in this?

A. 512 bits

B. 1024 bits

C. N x 1024bits

D. N x 512 bits

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Cryptographic hashing provides a barrier to potential _______.

A. Attackers

B. Sender

C. Receiver

D. None of the mentioned above

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Hash functions are mathematical functions that transform or map a given set of data into a bit string of fixed size, also known as the hash value.

A. Hash value

B. Map value

C. Both A and B

D. None of the mentioned above

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Which of the following properties are the characteristic properties of a block cipher technique which differs from stream cipher?

A. Avalanche effect

B. Completeness

C. Both a. and b.

D. None of the above