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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

Correct Answer :

A. 512 bits


We know that when we use SHA 512 we take 1024 bit plaintext into this algorithm and get the output as 512 bit which is fixed.

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What is the block size of plain text in SHA- 512 algorithm?

A. 512 bits

B. 1024 bits

C. 2048 bits

D. None of the above

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To encrypt the plaintext, a cryptographic algorithm works in combination with a key...

A. Word, number, or phrase

B. Special Symbols

C. Function Keys

D. All of these

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The above steps are performed in each round of which of the following ciphers?

A. Rail fence cipher

B. Data Encryption Standard (DES)

C. Advance Encryption Standard (AES)

D. None of the above

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Block ciphers accumulate symbols in a message of a ______.

A. Fixed size

B. Variable

C. Integration

D. All of the mentioned above

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Amongst which of the following is /are good for Hashes,

A. Password protection

B. Data integrity / file verification

C. Digital signatures and virus signatures

D. All of the mentioned above

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In the AES-128 algorithm there are mainly __________ similar rounds and _________ round is different from other round.

A. 5 similar rounds having 2 pair ; every alternate

B. 9 ; the last

C. 8 ; the first and last

D. 10 ; no

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How many elements are used in cryptography tools?

A. 1

B. 4

C. 6

D. 3

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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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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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Basically, in SHA-512, the message is divided into blocks of size ___ bits for the hash computation.

A. 1024

B. 512

C. 256

D. 1248

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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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Cryptographic hashing provides a barrier to potential _______.

A. Attackers

B. Sender

C. Receiver

D. None 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 of the following are used to create a message digest by the network security protocols?

A. RSA

B. SHA-1

C. DES

D. MD5

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Which possible Attacks in Quantum Cryptography can take place?

A. Possible Attacks in Quantum Cryptography and Birthday Attack

B. Birthday attack and Boomerang attack

C. Brute force attack and Faked-State-Attack

D. Possible Attacks in Quantum Cryptography and Faked-State Attack

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Which of the following options is not correct according to the definition of the Cipher Block Chaining (CBC)?

A. CBC is a mode of operation for stream ciphers.

B. Initialization vector (IV) is used in CBC in the initial phase.

C. It has better resistive nature towards cryptanalysis than ECB

D. None of the above

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Post-Quantum Cryptography is a classical cryptographic scheme that is conjectured to be secure against ____.

A. Quantum adversaries

B. Quantum integration

C. Quantum hash

D. None of the mentioned above

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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 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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Which of the following is not a type of symmetric-key cryptography technique?

A. Caesar cipher

B. Data Encryption Standard (DES)

C. Diffie Hellman cipher

D. Playfair cipher

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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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We are provided the plain text SUN. You need to convert the given plain text into ciphertext under the Ceasar cipher encryption technique. Which of the following options is the correct ciphertext for the given text if the key is 2?

A. UWP

B. NUS

C. WUP

D. QSL

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Amongst which of the following is/ are true with reference to step-by-step breakdown of the process of quantum cryptography,

A. The sender sends a photon through a polarizer with randomly assigned polarizations and bit assignment

B. Photon uses a beam splitter that can be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal to decode or read the polarization of each photon

C. Receiver tells the sender the random assignments of a beam splitter for each photon in the same sequence it was sent

D. All of the mentioned above

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A mechanism used to encrypt and decrypt data.

A. Cryptography

B. Algorithm

C. Data flow

D. None of these

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With symmetric key algorithms, the ____ key is used for the encryption and decryption of data.

A. Different

B. Same

C. Both A and B

D. None of the mentioned above

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For which of the following should EBC (Electronic Code Book) process not be used for encryption?

A. For large block sizes

B. For fixed block sizes

C. For small block sizes

D. None of the above

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Digital Signatures authenticates the sender by appending the original message with the ____ digest.

A. Decrypted message

B. Encrypted message

C. Systematic approach

D. None of the mentioned above

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_____ and encryption is two separate cryptographic processes.

A. Hashing

B. Decryption

C. Processing

D. None of the mentioned above

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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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____ 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