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Test Name : Module 3 Quiz for Batch 1

Section: Module 3 Quiz

Question Number : 1

Which of the following assumptions in cryptography is reasonable in real-life situations

( A ) A cryptographic algorithm will remain secret forever

(B) Decryption key will remain secret forever

(C) Recovery of a 128-bit key using brute-force attack is not impossible

( D ) A substitution cipher is secure under known-plaintext attack

My Answer: B | Correct Answer: C

Marks for correct answer : 1 ; Negative Marks : 0Question Type : Single Choice Answer Type
Question Number : 2
The arrangement of attacks – known-plaintext, ciphertext-only, chosen-plaintext – in increasing order of
strength is

( A ) Known-plaintext, chosen-plaintext, ciphertext-only

(B) Chosen-plaintext, known-plaintext, ciphertext-only

( C ) Ciphertext-only, chosen-plaintext, known-plaintext

( D ) Ciphertext-only, known-plaintext, chosen-plaintext

My Answer: A | Correct Answer: D

Marks for correct answer : 1 ; Negative Marks : 0Question Type : Single Choice Answer Type
Question Number : 3
The non-linear operation in DES is

( A ) S-box

( B ) Permutation

(C) Expansion

( D ) XOR with round key

My Answer: A | Correct Answer: A

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Question Number : 4
The non-linear operation in AES is

( A ) ByteSub

(B) ShiftRow

(C) MixColumn

( D ) XOR with round key

My Answer: A | Correct Answer: A

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Question Number : 5

AES is a

( A ) Public-key encryption algorithm

(B) Private-key encryption algorithm

(C) Digital signature algorithm

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( D ) Hash function
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My Answer: A | Correct Answer: B

Marks for correct answer : 1 ; Negative Marks : 0Question Type : Single Choice Answer Type
Question Number : 6
In a public- encryption algorithm, the secret part is

( A ) Encryption-key

(B) Encryption algorithm

(C) Decryption-key

( D ) Decryption algorithm

My Answer: C | Correct Answer: C

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Question Number : 7
Digital signatures are useful for

( A ) Keeping information secret

(B) Ensuring that information cannot be changed

(C) Authenticating the information

( D ) None of the above

My Answer: C | Correct Answer: C

Marks for correct answer : 1 ; Negative Marks : 0Question Type : Single Choice Answer Type
Question Number : 8
Which of the following is easy for a cryptographically secure hash function ℎ

( A ) Given a string 𝑦 , find 𝑥 such that ℎ𝑥 = 𝑦

(B) Given a string 𝑥 , find 𝑧 such that ℎ𝑥 = ℎ ( 𝑧 )

(C) Find 𝑥 and 𝑧 such that ℎ𝑥 = ℎ ( 𝑧 )

( D ) Given a string 𝑥 , compute ℎ𝑥

My Answer: D | Correct Answer: D

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Question Number : 9
Blockchains are useful for:

( A ) Keeping information secret

(B) Ensuring that information cannot be changed

(C) Authenticating the information

( D ) None of the above

My Answer: B | Correct Answer: B

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Question Number : 10
To encrypt and send a large amount of data between Anubha and Braj, RSA is used for exchanging a new
AES and then the data is sent after encrypting with AES using the new . One can break the security of
this system if one knows

( A ) The RSA decryption key

(B) The new AES key

(C) Both RSA and AES keys

( D ) All of the above

My Answer: C | Correct Answer: D

Marks for correct answer : 1 ; Negative Marks : 0Question Type : Single Choice Answer Type

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