N_S Quiz 3

Hiding an object, such as a diary, to prevent others from finding it is an example of

An algorithm is a type of

An encryption algorithm that uses the same key for both encryption and decryption is

The type of cipher that rearranges the text of a message is called

To use symmetric cryptography, the sender and receiver must share

The Enigma was

Gilbert Vernam's bit combination operation for encrypting digital teletype transfer is now referred to as

The encryption procedure requires two inputs

The decryption procedure requires two inputs

A one-time pad is said to be

A cryptonet

The following are common ways to handle new encryption keys except

A file encryption program

An Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) key may not be

When encrypting a file, a fully punctuated passphrase should have a minimum of ____ characters

Encrypting an encryption key using a passphrase is called

Using the Diffie-Hellman algorithm

In a Diffie-Hellman calculation using P=g^s mod N, s is

Digital signatures are often used to provide

A public-key certificate generally does not contain

You should rekey an encryption key

To avoid problems with reused encryption keys, you can

A successful bit-flipping attack requires

When encrypting a one-way hash or a secret encryption key with RSA, you must encrypt a value that contains more bits than the public key's N value. You can accomplish this by

Strategies for preventing man-in-the-middle attacks include

Encryption can help protect volumes in the following situations except

Access control protects data on a computer against

File encryption protects data on a computer against the following except

Volume encryption protects data on a computer against

When encrypting data with a block cipher, each repetition is called

The following are best practices or proper recommendations for choosing an encryption algorithm except

A shortcoming of block ciphers is

A self-encrypting drive locks data on the hard disk by

The following are properties of persistent key storage except

A volume can be

You can clean data from a hard drive by

Stream cipher modes include

Volume encryption risks include

A rootkit is

To launch a distributed denial of service (DDOS) attack, an attacker often uses

An advantage of packet switching is

Another term for "maximum data rate" is

To see a list of MAC addresses on a Windows-based network

In a wireless transmission, a host first sends a

Primary forms of Ethernet media include the following except

Three strategies for sending data across a network are

A basic network packet contains

A MAC address

Cipher block chaining (CBC) is a widely used cipher mode that requires plaintext to be a multiple of the cipher's block size

A tweakable cipher includes a third input, a nonce-like value that modifies the encryption without the cost of changing the encryption key