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ReviewQuestions
1.IntheRSApublickeycryptosystem,whichoneofthefollowingnumberswillalwaysbelargest?
A.e

B.n

C.p

D.q

2.WhichcryptographicalgorithmformsthebasisoftheElGamalcryptosystem?
A.RSA

B.DiffieHellman

C.3DES

D.IDEA

3.IfRichardwantstosendanencryptedmessagetoSueusingapublickeycryptosystem,whichkeydoesheusetoencryptthemessage?
A.Richardspublickey

B.Richardsprivatekey

C.Suespublickey

D.Suesprivatekey

4.Ifa2,048bitplaintextmessagewereencryptedwiththeElGamalpublickeycryptosystem,howlongwouldtheresultingciphertextmessagebe?
A.1,024bits

B.2,048bits

C.4,096bits

D.8,192bits

5. Acme Widgets currently uses a 1,024bit RSA encryption standard companywide. The company plans to convert from RSA to an elliptic curve cryptosystem. If it wants to
maintainthesamecryptographicstrength,whatECCkeylengthshouldituse?
A.160bits

B.512bits

C.1,024bits

D.2,048bits

6.Johnwantstoproduceamessagedigestofa2,048bytemessageheplanstosendtoMary.IfheusestheSHA1hashingalgorithm,whatsizewillthemessagedigestforthis
particularmessagebe?
A.160bits

B.512bits

C.1,024bits

D.2,048bits

7.Whichoneofthefollowingtechnologiesisconsideredflawedandshouldnolongerbeused?
A.SHA2

B.PGP

C.WEP

D.SSL

8.WhatencryptiontechniquedoesWPAusetoprotectwirelesscommunications?
A.TKIP

B.DES

C.3DES

D.AES

9.RichardreceivedanencryptedmessagesenttohimfromSue.Whichkeyshouldheusetodecryptthemessage?
A.Richardspublickey

B.Richardsprivatekey

C.Suespublickey

D.Suesprivatekey

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10.RichardwantstodigitallysignamessagehessendingtoSuesothatSuecanbesurethemessagecamefromhimwithoutmodificationwhileintransit.Whichkeyshouldhe
usetoencryptthemessagedigest?
A.Richardspublickey

B.Richardsprivatekey

C.Suespublickey

D.Suesprivatekey

11.WhichoneofthefollowingalgorithmsisnotsupportedbytheDigitalSignatureStandard?
A.DigitalSignatureAlgorithm

B.RSA

C.ElGamalDSA

D.EllipticCurveDSA

12.WhichInternationalTelecommunicationsUnion(ITU)standardgovernsthecreationandendorsementofdigitalcertificatesforsecureelectroniccommunication?
A.X.500

B.X.509

C.X.900

D.X.905

13.Whatcryptosystemprovidestheencryption/decryptiontechnologyforthecommercialversionofPhilZimmermansPrettyGoodPrivacysecureemailsystem?
A.ROT13

B.IDEA

C.ECC

D.ElGamal

14.WhatTCP/IPcommunicationsportisutilizedbySecureSocketsLayertraffic?
A.80

B.220

C.443

D.559

15.WhattypeofcryptographicattackrenderedDoubleDES(2DES)nomoreeffectivethanstandardDESencryption?
A.Birthdayattack

B.Chosenciphertextattack

C.Meetinthemiddleattack

D.Maninthemiddleattack

16.Whichofthefollowingsecuritysystemswascreatedtosupporttheuseofstoredvaluepaymentcards?
A.SET

B.IPSec

C.MONDEX

D.PGP

17.WhichofthefollowinglinkswouldbeprotectedbyWPAencryption?
A.Firewalltofirewall

B.Routertofirewall

C.Clienttowirelessaccesspoint

D.Wirelessaccesspointtorouter

18.Whatisthemajordisadvantageofusingcertificaterevocationlists?
A.Keymanagement

B.Latency

C.Recordkeeping

D.Vulnerabilitytobruteforceattacks

19.Whichoneofthefollowingencryptionalgorithmsisnowconsideredinsecure?
A.ElGamal

B.RSA

C.Skipjack

D.MerkleHellmanKnapsack

20.WhatdoesIPSecdefine?
A.Allpossiblesecurityclassificationsforaspecificconfiguration

B.Aframeworkforsettingupasecurecommunicationchannel

C.ThevalidtransitionstatesintheBibamodel

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D.TCSECsecuritycategories

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