1.

In symmetric-key cryptography, the key locks and unlocks the box is

A. same
B. shared
C. private
D. public
Answer» A. same
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2.
The keys used in cryptography are
A. secret key
B. private key
C. public key
D. all of them
Answer» D. all of them
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3.
Cryptography, a word with Greek origins, means
A. corrupting data
B. secret writing
C. open writing
D. closed writing
Answer» B. secret writing
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4.
A transposition cipher reorders (permutes) symbols in a
A. block of packets
B. block of slots
C. block of signals
D. block of symbols
Answer» D. block of symbols
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5.
Network Security provides authentication and access control for resources.
A. true
B. false
Answer» A. true
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6.
Which is not an objective of network security?
A. identification
B. authentication
C. access control
D. lock
Answer» D. lock
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7.
The process of verifying the identity of a user.
A. authentication
B. identification
C. validation
D. verification
Answer» A. authentication
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8.
Which of these is a part of network identification?
A. user id
B. password
C. otp
D. fingerprint
Answer» A. user id
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9.
The process of transforming plain text into unreadable text.
A. decryption
B. encryption
C. network security
D. information hiding
Answer» B. encryption
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10.
An algorithm used in encryption is referred to as cipher.
A. true
B. false
Answer» A. true
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11.
A process of making the encrypted text readable again.
A. decryption
B. encryption
C. network security
D. information hiding
Answer» A. decryption
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12.
A person who enjoys learning details about computers and how to enhance their
capabilities.
A. cracker
B. hacker
C. app controller
D. site controller
Answer» B. hacker
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13.
A small program that changes the way a computer operates.
A. worm
B. trojan
C. bomb
D. virus
Answer» D. virus
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14.
An asymmetric-key (or public-key) cipher uses
A. 1 key
B. 2 key
C. 3 key
D. 4 key
Answer» B. 2 key
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15.
We use cryptofraphy term to transform messages to make them secure and immune to
A. change
B. idle
C. attacks
D. defend
Answer» C. attacks
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16.
In cryptography , the original message before being transformmed , is called
A. simple text
B. plain text
C. empty text
D. filled text
Answer» B. plain text
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17.
A straight permutation cipher or a straight p-box has the same number of input as
A. cipher
B. frames
C. outputs
D. bits
Answer» C. outputs
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18.
The man-in-the-middle attack can endanger the security of the diffie-hellman if two
parties are not
A. authenticated
B. joined
C. submit
D. separate
Answer» A. authenticated
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19.
Which of the following is not a transport layer vulnerability?
A. mishandling of undefined , poorly defined
B. the vulnerability that allows fingerprinting & other enumeration of host
information
C. overloading of transporting layer mechanisms
D. unauthorized network access
Answer» D. unauthorized network access
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20.
Transmission mechanisms can be subject to spoofing & attacks based on skilled
modified packets.
A. true
B. false
Answer» A. true
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21.
TCP/IP model does not have layer but OSI model have this layer.
A. session layer
B. transport layer
C. application layer
D. network layer
Answer» A. session layer
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22.
In cryptography, what is cipher?
A. algorithm for performing encrption and decryption
B. encrypted message
C. both algorith for performing encrption and decryption and encrypted message
D. decrypted message
Answer» A. algorithm for performing encrption and decryption
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23.
In cryptography, the order of the letters in a message is rearranged by
A. transpositional ciphers
B. substitution ciphers
C. both
D. quadratic ciphers
Answer» A. transpositional ciphers
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24.
What is data encryption standard (DES)?
A. block cipher
B. stream cipher
C. bit cipher
D. byte cipher
Answer» A. block cipher
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25.
Cryptanalysis is used
A. to find some insecurity in a cryptographic scheme
B. to increase the speed
C. to encrypt the data
D. to make new ciphers
Answer» A. to find some insecurity in a cryptographic scheme
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26.
Choose from among the following cipher systems, from best to the worst, with
respect to ease of decryption using frequency analysis.
A. random polyalphabetic , plaintext , playfair
B. random polyalphabetic , playfair , vignere
C. random polyalphabetic , vignere , playfair , plaintext
D. random polyalphabetic , plaintext , beaufort , playfair
Answer» C. random polyalphabetic , vignere , playfair , plaintext
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27.
On Encrypting “thepepsi`isintherefrigerator” using Vignere Cipher System using the
keyword “HUMOR” we get cipher text-
A. abqdnwewuwjphfvrrtrfzn sdokvl
B. abqdvmwuwjphfvvyyrf znydokvl
C. tbqyrvmwuwjphfvvyy rfznydokvl
D. baiuvmwuwjphfoeiyrf znydokvl
Answer» B. abqdvmwuwjphfvvyyrf znydokvl
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28.
. Rail Fence Technique is an example of
A. substitution
B. transposition
C. product cipher
D. ceaser cipher
Answer» B. transposition
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29.
Public key encryption is advantageous over Symmetric key Cryptography because of
A. speed
B. space
C. key exchange
D. key length
Answer» C. key exchange
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30.
The sub key length at each round of DES is
A. 32
B. 56
C. 48
D. 64
Answer» B. 56
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31.
Which one is the strong attack mechanism?
A. chosen plaintext attack
B. chosen cipher text
C. brute force attack
D. man in the middle attack
Answer» C. brute force attack
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32.
Interception is an attack on
A. availability
B. confidentiality
C. integrity
D. authenticity
Answer» B. confidentiality
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33.
Chosen cipher text attack is based on
A. cryptanalysis
B. cryptography
C. encryption
D. decryption
Answer» A. cryptanalysis
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34.
The process of writing the text as rows and read it as columns is known as
A. vernam cipher
B. ceaser cipher
C. transposition columnar cipher
D. homophonic substitution cipher
Answer» C. transposition columnar cipher
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35.
Biometric authentication works on the basis of
A. human characteristics
B. passwords
C. smart cards
D. pin
Answer» A. human characteristics
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36.
Which layer filters the proxy firewall?
A. application
B. network
C. transport
D. none of the above
Answer» A. application
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37.
Encryption Strength is based on
A. strength of algorithm
B. secrecy of key
C. length of key
D. all of the above
Answer» D. all of the above
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38.
GCD(a,b) = GCD(b,a mod b)
A. true
B. false
C. cannot be determined
D. none
Answer» A. true
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39.
All groups satisfy properties
A. g-i to g-v
B. g-i to g-iv
C. g-i to r-v
D. r-i to r-v
Answer» C. g-i to r-v
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40.
An Abelian Group satisfies the properties
A. g-i to g-v
B. g-i to g-iv
C. g-i to r-v
D. r-i to r-v
Answer» A. g-i to g-v
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41.
A Ring satisfies the properties
A. r-i to r-v
B. g-i to g-iv
C. g-i to r-v
D. g-i to r-iii
Answer» D. g-i to r-iii
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42.
A Ring is said to be commutative if it also satisfies the property
A. r-vi
B. r-v
C. r-vii
D. r-iv
Answer» D. r-iv
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43.
An ‘Integral Domain’ satisfies the properties
A. g-i to g-iii
B. g-i to r-v
C. g-i to r-vi
D. g-i to r-iii
Answer» C. g-i to r-vi
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44.
Does the set of residue classes (mod 3) form a group with respect to modular
addition?
A. yes
B. no
C. can\t say
D. insufficient data
Answer» A. yes
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45.
For the group Sn of all permutations of n distinct symbols, what is the number of
elements in Sn?
A. n
B. n-1
C. 2n
D. n!
Answer» D. n!
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46.
a(b+c) = ac+bc is the representation for which property?
A. g-ii
B. g-iii
C. r-ii
D. r-iii
Answer» D. r-iii
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47.
a.(b.c) = (a.b).c is the representation for which property?
A. g-ii
B. g-iii
C. r-ii
D. r-iii
Answer» A. g-ii
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48.
AES uses a bit block size and a key size of
bits.
A. 128; 128 or 256
B. 64; 128 or 192
C. 256; 128, 192, or 256
D. 128; 128, 192, or 256
Answer» D. 128; 128, 192, or 256
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49.
Like DES, AES also uses Feistel Structure.
A. true
B. false
C. cannot be determined
D. none
Answer» B. false
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50.
Which one of the following is not a cryptographic algorithm?
A. jupiter
B. blowfish
C. serpent
D. none
Answer» A. jupiter
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51.
If the key is 110100001, the output of the SP network for the plaintext: 101110001
is
A. 110100011
B. 110101110
C. 10110111
D. 11111010
Answer» B. 110101110
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52.
What is the number of possible 3 x 3 affine cipher transformations
A. 168
B. 840
C. 1024
D. 1344
Answer» D. 1344
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53.
What is the expanded key size of AES-192?
A. 44 words
B. 60 words
C. 52 words
D. 36 words
Answer» C. 52 words
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54.
In affine block cipher systems if f(m)=Am + t, what is f(m1+m2+m3) ?
A. f(m1) + f(m2) + f(m3) + t
B. f(m1) + f(m2) + f(m3) +2t
C. f(m1) + f(m2) + f(m3)
D. 2(f(m1) + f(m2) + f(m3))
Answer» C. f(m1) + f(m2) + f(m3)
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55.
The 4×4 byte matrices in the AES algorithm are called
A. states
B. words
C. transitions
D. permutations
Answer» A. states
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56.
If the block size is ‘s’, how many affine transformations are possible ?
A. 2s (2s-1)(2s-1)(2s-12) ………(2s-1(s-1))
B. 2s (2s-1)(2s-2)(2s-22) ………(2s-2(s-2))
C. 2ss (2s-1)(2s-2)(2s-22) ………(2s-2(s-1))
D. 2s (2s-1)(2s-2)(2s-22) ………(2s-2(s-3))
Answer» C. 2ss (2s-1)(2s-2)(2s-22) ………(2s-2(s-1))
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57.
For the AES-128 algorithm there are similar rounds and
round is different.
A. 2 pair of 5 similar rounds ; every alternate
B. 9 ; the last
C. 8 ; the first and last
D. 10 ; no
Answer» B. 9 ; the last
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58.
The DES Algorithm Cipher System consists of rounds
(iterations) each with a round key
A. 9
B. 12
C. 18
D. 16
Answer» D. 16
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59.
DES follows
A. hash algorithm
B. caesars cipher
C. feistel cipher structure
D. sp networks
Answer» C. feistel cipher structure
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60.
Every cyclic group is .
A. a group with finite order
B. a group with prime order
C. a non abelian group
D. an abelian group
Answer» D. an abelian group
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61.
In the DES algorithm the round key is bit and the Round
Input is bits
A. 48, 32
B. 64,32
C. 56, 24
D. 32, 32
Answer» A. 48, 32
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62.
is not a binary operation on the set of natural numbers.
A. addition
B. product
C. difference
D. none
Answer» C. difference
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63.
In the DES algorithm the Round Input is 32 bits, which is expanded to 48 bits via
A. scaling of the existing bits
B. duplication of the existing bits
C. addition of zeros
D. addition of ones
Answer» A. scaling of the existing bits
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64.
Which of the following is group under multiplication?
A. q
B. q-{0}
C. q-{1}
D. q-{0,1}
Answer» B. q-{0}
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65.
The Initial Permutation table/matrix is of size
A. 16×8
B. 4×8
C. 12×8
D. 8×8
Answer» D. 8×8
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66.
The number of unique substitution boxes in DES after the 48 bit XOR operation are
A. 8
B. 4
C. 6
D. 12
Answer» A. 8
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67.
The DES algorithm has a key length of
A. 128 bits
B. 32 bits
C. 64 bits
D. 16 bits
Answer» C. 64 bits
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68.
What is the size of the key in the SDES algorithm?
A. 24 bits
B. 16 bits
C. 20 bits
D. 10 bits
Answer» D. 10 bits
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69.
The Plaintext for the Ciphertext 10100101, given that the key is 0010010111 is
A. 1100111
B. 110110
C. 1001000
D. 1001100
Answer» B. 110110
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70.
Assume input 10-bit key, K: 1010000010 for the SDES algorithm. What is K1?
A. 10100100
B. 1011011
C. 1101000
D. 10100111
Answer» A. 10100100
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71.
Assume input 10-bit key, K: 0010010111 for the SDES algorithm. What is K2?
A. 11101010
B. 11011011
C. 1101000
D. 10101111
Answer» A. 11101010
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72.
Which of the following is a mode of operation for the Block ciphers in
cryptography?
A. a. electronic code book (ecb)
B. cipher block chaining (cbc)
C. counter (ctr) mode
D. all of the above
Answer» D. all of the above
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73.
Which of the following modes of operations can be followed for both stream ciphers
as well as block ciphers?
A. a. cbc (cipher block chaining)
B. ecb (electronic code book)
C. a. cfb (cipher text feed back)
D. all of the above
Answer» C. a. cfb (cipher text feed back)
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74.
The Plaintext for the Ciphertext 00001111, given that the key is 1111111111 is
A. 1100111
B. 1010
C. 11111111
D. 1101101
Answer» C. 11111111
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75.
Which one of the following RC4 algorithm not used in?
A. ssl
B. tls
C. ftp
D. wep
Answer» C. ftp
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76.
Till when was the RC4 algorithm kept a secret?
A. 1990
B. 1992
C. 1996
D. 1994
Answer» D. 1994
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77.
The Plaintext for the Ciphertext 00100010, given that the key is 1111111111 is
A. 1100111
B. 1010
C. 1001000
D. 1001100
Answer» D. 1001100
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78.
The man-in-the-middle attack can endanger the security of the Diffie-Hellman method
if two parties are not
A. authenticated
B. joined
C. submit
D. separate
Answer» A. authenticated
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79.
RSA is also a stream cipher like Merkel-Hellman
A. true
B. false
Answer» A. true
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80.
Rabin Cryptosystem is a variant of the Elgamal Cryptosystem
A. true
B. false
Answer» B. false
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81.
In RSA, Ф(n) = in terms of p and q
A. (p)/(q)
B. (p)(q)
C. (p-1)(q-1)
D. (p+1)(q+1)
Answer» C. (p-1)(q-1)
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82.
In Asymmetric Key Cryptography, the two key, e and d, have a special relationship
to
A. others
B. data
C. keys
D. each other
Answer» D. each other
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83.
Using Rabin cryptosystem with p=23 and q=7 ,Encrypt P=24 to find ciphertext. The
Cipher text is
A. 42
B. 93
C. 74
D. 12
Answer» D. 12
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84.
For RSA to work, the value of P must be less than the value of
A. p
B. quy
C. n
D. f
Answer» C. n
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85.
Session keys are transmitted after being encrypted by
A. make-shift keys
B. temporary keys
C. master keys
D. section
Answer» C. master keys
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86.
Which Cryptographic system uses C1 = (e1r) mod p and C1 = (e2r x P) mod p at the
encryption side?
A. elgamal
B. rsa
C. rabin
D. whirlpool
Answer» A. elgamal
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87.
The certificate message is required for any agreed-on key exchange method except
A. ephemeral diffie- hellman
B. anonymous diffie- hellmanc
C. fixed diffie- hellmand.
D. rsa
Answer» B. anonymous diffie- hellmanc
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88.
Sender chooses p = 107, e1 = 2, d = 67, and the random integer is r=45. Find the
plaintext to be transmitted if the ciphertext is (28,9)
A. 45
B. 76
C. 66
D. 13
Answer» C. 66
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89.
In Asymmetric key Cryptography, although RSA can be used to encrypt and decrypt
actual messages, it is very slow if the message is
A. short
B. long
C. flat
D. thin
Answer» B. long
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90.
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
Answer» C. diffie hellman cipher
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91.
In Elgamal cryptosystem, given the prime p=31,Choose e1= first primitive root of p
and d=10, calculate e2
A. 24
B. 36
C. 25
D. 62
Answer» C. 25
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92.
How many bytes of the secret key is generated using Diffie-Hellman
encryption/decryption scheme?
A. 256
B. 871
C. 1024
D. 962
Answer» A. 256
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93.
Computation of the discrete logarithm is the basis of the cryptographic system
A. symmetric cryptography
B. asymmetric cryptography
C. diffie-hellman key exchange
D. secret key cryptography
Answer» C. diffie-hellman key exchange
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94.
In Elgamal cryptosystem, given the prime p=31,Encrypt the message “HELLO”; use 00
to 25 for encoding. The value of C2 for character ‘O’ is
A. 9
B. 7
C. 23
D. 27
Answer» A. 9
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95.
What is the block size of RC6 Feistel block cipher?
A. 5013 bits
B. 128 bits
C. 596 bits
D. 1768 bits
Answer» B. 128 bits
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96.
What is the general equation for elliptic curve systems
A. y3+b_1 xy+b_2 y=x33+a_1 x2+a_2 x+a_3
B. y3+b_1 x+b_2 y=x2+a_1 x2+a_2 x+a_3
C. y2+b_1 xy+b_2 y=x3+a_1 x2+a_2
D. y2+b_1 xy+b_2 y=x3+a_1 x2+a_2 x+a_3
Answer» D. y2+b_1 xy+b_2 y=x3+a_1 x2+a_2 x+a_3
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97.
USENET falls under which category of public key sharing?
A. public announcement
B. publicly available directory
C. public-key authority
D. public-key certificates
Answer» A. public announcement
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98.
In Singular elliptic curve, the equation x^3+ax+b=0 does roots
A. does not have three distinct
B. has three distinct
C. has three unique
D. has three distinct unique
Answer» A. does not have three distinct
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99.
The value of 52003 mod 7 is(use fermat's theorem)
A. 3
B. 4
C. 8
D. 9
Answer» A. 3
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100.
Elliptic curve cryptography follows the associative property
A. true
B. false
Answer» A. true
101.
In Elgamal cryptosystem, given the prime p=31,What is the respective plaintext
character for C = (27, 20)?
A. h
B. l
C. o
D. m
Answer» A. h
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102.
How many real and imaginary roots does the equation y2=x3-1 have
A. 2 real, 1 imaginary
B. all real
C. all imaginary
D. 2 imaginary, 1 real
Answer» D. 2 imaginary, 1 real
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103.
“In ECC, the inverse of point P =(x1, y1) is Q = (-x1, y1). “
A. true
B. false
Answer» B. false
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104.
In the elliptic curve group defined by y2= x3- 17x + 16 over real numbers, what is
P + Q if P = (0,-4) and Q = (1, 0)?
A. (15, -56)
B. (-23, -43)
C. (69, 26)
D. (12, -86)
Answer» A. (15, -56)
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105.
How many real and imaginary roots does the equation y2=x3-4x have
A. 2 real, 1 imaginary
B. all real
C. all imaginary
D. 2 imaginary, 1 real
Answer» B. all real
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106.
In the elliptic curve group defined by y2= x3- 17x + 16 over real numbers, what is
2P if P = (4, 3.464)
A. (12.022, -39.362)
B. (32.022, 42.249)
C. (11.694, -43.723)
D. (43.022, 39.362)
Answer» A. (12.022, -39.362)
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107.
In public key cryptosystem keys are used for encryption and decryption.
A. same
B. different
C. encryption keys
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. different
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108.
PGP system uses
A. private key system
B. public key system
C. private & public key system
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» C. private & public key system
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109.
Knapsack problem can be solved by
A. public key cryptosystem
B. public key system
C. private & public key system
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» A. public key cryptosystem
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110.
Merkle hellman is a symmetric cryptosystem.
A. true
B. false
Answer» B. false
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111.
In public key cryptosystem which is kept as public?
A. encryption keys
B. decryption keys
C. encryption & decryption keys
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» A. encryption keys
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112.
A cryptographic hash function has variable output length.
A. true
B. false
Answer» B. false
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113.
In a trapdoor function, the functions are easy to go in
A. one direction
B. two directions
C. all directions
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» A. one direction
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114.
Which algorithm can be used to sign a message?
A. public key algorithm
B. private key algorith
C. public & private key algorithm
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» A. public key algorithm
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115.
In this Merkle Hellman method same key is used for encryption and decryption.
A. true
B. false
Answer» B. false
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116.
A set of numbers is called as super increasing if
A. each element is greater than previous element
B. each element greater than sum of all the previous elements
C. each element greater than the average of all elements
D. each element lesser than the sum of all the elements
Answer» B. each element greater than sum of all the previous elements
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117.
There are major ways of stealing email information.
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Answer» B. 3
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118.
Which of them is not a major way of stealing email information?
A. stealing cookies
B. reverse engineering
C. password phishing
D. social engineering
Answer» B. reverse engineering
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119.
is the method for keeping sensitive information in email communication &
accounts secure against unofficial access, loss, or compromise.
A. email security
B. email hacking
C. email protection
D. email safeguarding
Answer» A. email security
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120.
is a famous technological medium for the spread of malware, facing
problems of spam, & phishing attacks.
A. cloud
B. pen drive
C. website
D. email
Answer» D. email
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121.
Fraudulent email messages are some fake email messages that seem legitimate which
asks for your confidential bank details such as details and passwords.
A. credit card, antivirus name
B. credit card, login id
C. cell phone, antivirus name
D. car model, account id
Answer» B. credit card, login id
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122.
Unsolicited Bulk E-mails (UBI) are called
A. sms
B. mms
C. spam emails
D. malicious emails
Answer» C. spam emails
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123.
Using email hacking illicit hackers can send & spread virus
and spam emails.
A. trojans, redirected malicious urls
B. antivirus, patches
C. cracked software, redirected malicious urls
D. malware, security patches
Answer» A. trojans, redirected malicious urls
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124.
is the technique used for tricking users to disclose their username and
passwords through fake pages.
A. social engineering
B. phishing
C. cookie stealing
D. banner grabbing
Answer» B. phishing
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125.
Which of them is an example of grabbing email information?
A. cookie stealing
B. reverse engineering
C. port scanning
D. banner grabbing
Answer» A. cookie stealing
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126.
Which of the following is a non-technical type of intrusion or attack technique?
A. reverse engineering
B. malware analysis
C. social engineering
D. malware writing
Answer» C. social engineering
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127.
If the data stored in the is not encrypted, then after cookie stealing,
attackers can see information such as username and password stored by the cookie.
A. memory
B. quarantine
C. cookies
D. hard drive
Answer» C. cookies
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128.
The stored cookie which contains all your personal data about that website can be
stolen away by using or trojans.
A. attackers, malware
B. hackers, antivirus
C. penetration testers, malware
D. penetration testers, virus
Answer» A. attackers, malware
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129.
If a website uses a cookie, or a browser contains the cookie, then every time you
visit that website, the browser transfers the cookie to that website.
A. true
B. false
Answer» A. true
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130.
Which of them is not a proper method for email security?
A. use strong password
B. use email encryption
C. spam filters and malware scanners
D. click on unknown links to explore
Answer» D. click on unknown links to explore
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131.
What are email security services?
A. confidentiality
B. authentication
C. non-repudation of origin
D. all of the above
Answer» D. all of the above
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132.
PGP security system uses
A. public key cryptosystem
B. private key cryptosystem
C. public & private key cryptosystem
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» C. public & private key cryptosystem
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133.
What is the key size allowed in PGP?
A. 1024-1056
B. 1024-4056
C. 1024-4096
D. 1024-2048
Answer» C. 1024-4096
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134.
Who created PGP?
A. phil zimmermann
B. tim berners-lee
C. marc andreessen
D. ken thompson
Answer» A. phil zimmermann
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135.
What is the PGP stand for?
A. permuted gap permission
B. permuted great privacy
C. pretty good privacy
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» C. pretty good privacy
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136.
PGP makes use of which cryptographic algorithm?
A. des
B. aes
C. rsa
D. rabin
Answer» C. rsa
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137.
PGP offers block ciphers for message encryption?
A. triple-des
B. cast
C. idea
D. all of the above
Answer» D. all of the above
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138.
S/MIME stands for .
A. standard multipurpose internet mail extensions.
B. secure multipurpose internet mail extensions.
C. secure multipurpose international mail extensions
D. standard multipurpose international mail extensions.
Answer» B. secure multipurpose internet mail extensions.
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139.
is used for hiding the payment information from the merchant.
A. set.
B. ssl.
C. shttp
D. tsp
Answer» A. set.
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140.
The cryptography algorithms used in S/MIME are .
A. idea.
B. rc4
C. rsa,des-3
D. rc5
Answer» C. rsa,des-3
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141.
In S/MIME,MLA stands for .
A. mailing list agent.
B. multipurpose list agent.
C. mail lock agent.
D. message link agen
Answer» A. mailing list agent.
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142.
Which component is included in IP security?
A. authentication header (ah)
B. encapsulating security payload (esp)
C. internet key exchange (ike)
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» A. authentication header (ah)
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143.
WPA2 is used for security in
A. ethernet
B. bluetooth
C. wi-fi
D. email
Answer» C. wi-fi
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144.
An attempt to make a computer resource unavailable to its intended users is called
A. denial-of-service attack
B. virus attack
C. worms attack
D. botnet process
Answer» A. denial-of-service attack
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145.
PGP is used in
A. browser security
B. email security
C. ftp security
D. wifi security
Answer» B. email security
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146.
In tunnel mode, IPSec protects the
A. entire ip packet
B. ip header
C. ip payload
D. ip trailer
Answer» A. entire ip packet
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147.
IPSec is designed to provide security at the
A. transport layer
B. network layer
C. application layer
D. session layer
Answer» B. network layer
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148.
Which of the following is not a strong security protocol?
A. https
B. ssl
C. smtp
D. sftp
Answer» C. smtp
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149.
SSL primarily focuses on
A. integrity and authenticity
B. integrity and non-repudiation
C. authenticity and privacy
D. confidentiality and integrity
Answer» A. integrity and authenticity
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150.
Why did SSL certificate require in HTTP?
A. for making security weak
B. for making information move faster
C. for encrypted data sent over http protocol
D. for sending and receiving emails unencrypted
Answer» C. for encrypted data sent over http protocol
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151.
SFTP is abbreviated as
A. secure file transfer protocol
B. secured file transfer protocol
C. secure folder transfer protocol
D. secure file transferring protoco
Answer» A. secure file transfer protocol
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152.
mointors user activity on internet and transmit that information in the
background to someone else
A. malware
B. spyware
C. adware
D. none of these
Answer» B. spyware
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153.
Firewall is type of------
A. virus
B. security threat
C. worm
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
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154.
The full form of Malware is
A. malfunctioned software
B. multipurpose software
C. malicious software
D. malfunctioning of security
Answer» C. malicious software
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155.
There are types of computer virus.
A. 5
B. 7
C. 10
D. 12
Answer» C. 10
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156.
A computer is a malicious code which self-replicates by copying itself to
other programs.
A. program
B. virus
C. application
D. worm
Answer» B. virus
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157.
Which of them is not an ideal way of spreading the virus?
A. infected website
B. e-mails
C. official antivirus cds
D. usbs
Answer» C. official antivirus cds
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158.
is the kind of firewall is connected between the device and the
network connecting to internet.
A. hardware firewall
B. software firewall
C. stateful inspection firewall
D. microsoft firewall
Answer» A. hardware firewall
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159.
Which of the following is not a software firewall?
A. windows firewall
B. outpost firewall pro
C. endian firewall
D. linksys firewall
Answer» D. linksys firewall
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160.
Firewall examines each that are entering or leaving the internal network
A. emails users
B. updates
C. connections
D. data packets
Answer» D. data packets
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161.
A firewall protects which of the following attacks?
A. phishing
B. dumpster diving
C. denial of service
D. shoulder surfing
Answer» C. denial of service
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162.
Packet filtering firewalls are deployed on
A. routers
B. switches
C. hubs
D. repeaters
Answer» A. routers