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Which of the following is a mode of operation for the Block ciphers in cryptography?

A. Electronic Code Book (ECB)

B. Cipher Block Chaining (CBC)

C. Counter (CTR) mode

D. All of the above

Correct Answer :

D. All of the above


All the mentioned modes are followed by the block cipher techniques. Therefore, the correct answer is d. All of the above.

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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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Cipher in cryptography is

A. Encrypted message

B. Algorithm for performing encryption and decryption

C. Both algorithm for performing encryption and decryption and encrypted message

D. Decrypted message

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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 full-form of RSA in the RSA encryption technique?

A. Round Security Algorithm

B. Rivest, Shamir, Adleman

C. Robert, Shamir, Addie

D. None of the above

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RSA algorithm is ____ cryptography algorithm.

A. Systematic

B. Symmetric

C. Asymmetric

D. None 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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Codes and ciphers are different ways to _____ a message.

A. Encrypt

B. Decrypt

C. Both A and B

D. All of the mentioned 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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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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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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The Data Encryption Standard (DES) is an example of a ...

A. Conventional cryptosystem

B. Asymmetric cryptosystem

C. Caesar's cryptosystem

D. All of these

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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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ElGamal encryption system is an asymmetric key encryption algorithm.

A. Public-key cryptography

B. Private-key cryptography

C. Both

D. None of these

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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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How many elements are used in cryptography tools?

A. 1

B. 4

C. 6

D. 3

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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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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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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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_____ and ______ protocol models can be extended to Entangled particles theory.

A. SARG04 and HTTP

B. FTP and SSP

C. SARG04 and SSP

D. HTTP and FTP

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Which of the following options is not correct according to the definition of the Hash Function?

A. Hash Functions are mathematical functions

B. They compress the input values

C. The hash functions work on arbitrary length input but produces fixed length output.

D. None of the above

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Encryption algorithms are divided into two categories based on the ______.

A. Output type

B. Input type

C. Process type

D. All of the mentioned 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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Conventional cryptography also known as ... encryption.

A. asymmetric-key

B. logical-key

C. symmetric-key

D. None of these