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WGU C839 Course - Intro To Cryptography: Questions With Solutions (Verified)
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WGU C839 Course - Intro To Cryptography: QuestionsWith Solutions (Verified)
Original, unencrypted information is referred to as ____.
A text
B plaintext
C cleantext
D ciphertext Right Ans - B
Which of the following is NOT an asymmetric system?
A PGP
B RSA
C SSL
D DES Right Ans - D
In order for User A to send User B an encrypted message that only User B can
read, User A must encrypt message with which of the following keys?
A User A's public key
B User A's private key
C User B's public key
D User B's private key Right Ans - C
The greatest weakness with symmetric algorithms is _____.
A They are less secure than asymmetric
B The problem of key exchange
C They are slower than asymmetric
D The problem of generating keys Right Ans - B
Which of the following is generally true about block sizes?
A Smaller block sizes increase security
B Block sizes must be more than 256 bits to be secure
C Block size is irrelevant to security
D Larger block sizes increase security Right Ans - D
,What type of encryption uses different keys to encrypt and decrypt the
message?
A Symmetric
B Private key
C Secure
D Asymmetric Right Ans - D
The most widely used asymmetric encryption algorithm is what?
A RSA
B Vigenere
C DES
D Caesar Cipher Right Ans - A
A _____ is a function that takes a variable-size input m and returns a fixed-size
string.
A Symmetric cipher
B Hash
C Asymmetric cipher
D Feistel Right Ans - B
Which of the following is a cryptographic protocol that allows two parties to
establish a shared key over an insecure channel?
A Elliptic Curve
B RSA
C MD5
D Diffie-Hellman Right Ans - D
A _________ is a digital representation of information that identifies you as a
relevant entity by a trusted third party?
A Digital Signature
B Hash
C Ownership stamp
D Digest Right Ans - A
,What is the standard used by most digital certificates?
A X.509
B CRL
C RFC 2298
D OCSP Right Ans - A
DES uses keys of what size?
A 56 bits
B 192 bits
C 128 bits
D 64 bits Right Ans - A
Which of the following is NOT a key size used by AES?
A 512 bits
B 128 bits
C 192 bits
D 256 bits Right Ans - A
Which of the following was a multi alphabet cipher widely used from the 16th
century (1553) to the early 20th century (1900s)?
A Vigenere
B Caesar
C Atbash
D Scytale Right Ans - A
Which of the following is a substitution cipher used by ancient Hebrew
scholars?
A Caesar
B Vigenere
C Scytale
D Atbash Right Ans - D
, Shifting each letter in the alphabet a fixed number of spaces to the right or left
is an example of what?
A Bit shifting
B Confusion
C Multi substitution
D Single substitution Right Ans - D
Which of the following most accurately defines encryption?
A changing a message so it can only be easily read by the intended recipient
B Making binary changes to a message to conceal it
C changing a message using complex mathematics
D Applying keys to plain text Right Ans - A
If you use substitution alone, what weakness is present in the resulting cipher
text?
A It is the same length as the original text
B It is easily broken with modern computers.
C It is too simple.
D Because it maintains letter and word frequency. Right Ans - D
_____ uses at least two different shifts, changing the shift with different letters
in the plain text.
A Atbash
B multi-alphabet encryption
C Scytale
D Caesar cipher Right Ans - B
____ was designed to provide built in cryptography for the clipper chip.
A Blowfish
B Skipjack
C GOST
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