CISSP® Common Body of Knowledge

Review:
Cryptography Domain –
Part 2

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Learning Objective

Cryptography Domain
The Cryptography domain addresses the principles, means, and
methods of applying mathematical algorithms and data
transformations to information to ensure its integrity, confidentiality,
and authentication.
The candidate is expected to know basic concepts within
cryptography; public and private key algorithms in terms of their
applications and uses; algorithm construction, key distribution and
management, and methods of attack; the applications, construction
and use of digital signatures to provide authenticity of electronic
transactions, and non-repudiation of the parties involved; and the
organization and management of the Public Key Infrastructure
(PKIs) and digital certification and management.

Reference: CISSP CIB, January 2012 (Rev. 2)

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Review of Part 1
• Classic ciphers:
– Substitution cipher
– Transposition cipher
– Polyalphabetic (or running key) cipher
– Concealment

• Modern ciphers:
– Block cipher
– Stream cipher
– Steganography
– Combination

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Review of Part 1
• Hash Function Cryptography
– Non-keyed Digest (for integrity)
– Keyed Digest (for authentication)
– Digital Signature (for non-repudiation)

• Symmetric Cryptography
– Block Ciphers
• Confusion & Diffusion
– Confusion: S-box
– Diffusion: Feistel network & Columnar transposition
– Stream Ciphers
• XOR operation
– Modes of operation
• Block mode: ECB and CBC
• Stream mode: CFB, OFB, CTR

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Review of Part 1
• Asymmetric Cryptography
– Diffie-Hellman Algorithm
– Factorization Algorithm
– Discrete Logarithm Algorithm

• Hybrid Cryptography
– Make use of asymmetric cryptography to keep the
ephemeral secret key secret.
– Make use of hash functions to ensure integrity and non-
repudiation of the ephemeral secret key.
– Use the transported ephemeral secret key to perform bulk/
link encryption using symmetric cryptography.

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Discussion on Part 2
• Utilization of Cryptography
– Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
– HTTP, S-HTTP, IPsec, SSH, SET
– Single Sign-On (SSO)
– Secured E-mail
• Types of Crypto Attacks
– Cryptoanalytic Attacks
– Cryptographic Attacks
• Discussion on export of crypto technologies

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Topics

Cryptography Domain – Part 2

• Utilization of Cryptography
– Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
– HTTP, S-HTTP, IPsec, SSH, SET
– Single Sign-On (SSO)
– Secured E-mail
• Types of Crypto Attacks
– Cryptanalytic Attacks
– Cryptographic Attacks
• Discussion on export of crypto technologies

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Utilization of Cryptography

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

• PKI is a certificate-based public key hybrid
cryptosystem
• PKI uses a “3rd party trust model”.
• Certification Authorities (Cas) provide verification of
“end entity’s” (EE) certificate (identity, public key, and
associated credentials).
Cross-certification

CA1 CA2 Principal CA

Certification Certification
Subordinate CA
path path
Sub CA1.1 Sub CA1.2 Sub CA2.1
CA certificate path

Certification
EE End entity (subject)
path
EE EE EE EE

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Utilization of Cryptography

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

For CISSP Exam…
PKI provides four (4) core services:
• Authentication
– Provide assurance the person is who he/she claims to be.
• Integrity
– Provide assurance that data received has not been altered,
either intentionally or unintentionally.
• Confidentiality
– Provide assurance that no one can read a particular piece of
data except the intended receiver.
• Non-Repudiation
– Provide assurance that the message sent cannot be
disputed.

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Utilization of Cryptography

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) – Functional Components

PKI consists of…
• Directory Service
– Who are you? Who knows you?
• Certificate Management Service
– Where is your credential? Who issued your credential? Is it
valid?
• Key Management Service
– Please make me a key. Your public key? My public key?
• Cryptography Service
– Asymmetric, symmetric, and hash

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Utilization of Cryptography:

PKI Functional Component – Directory Service

• X.500-based LDAP directory service
– A unified organizational information source that defines:
Organization, Organizational Unit, IT systems, and
Users…etc.
– Store & distribute certificates (with keys and credentials) and
certificate revocation list (CRL).
– A central information hub to enterprise IT systems.

C=US Employee HR
C=US Country system
O=US Government Organization
O=US Government
OU=Department of the Interior Organizational Unit

OU=NBC Organizational Unit Public Key

ERP Workflow
Infrastructure (PKI)
OU=DOI OU=Security Administrator Organizational Unit

CN=Alice Cryptographer Common Name X.500-based

LDAP Directory
[email protected] E-mail Address Service
OU=NBC
UserCertificate=<binary data….> Digital Certificate

Key Management Single Sign-On

OU=Security Infrastructure (SSO) (HTTP/
OU=Security OU=IT (KMI) HTTPS)
Administrator

Secure E-mail
CN=Alice CN=Alice CN=Alice (S/MIME)
Cryptographer Cryptographer Cryptographer

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Utilization of Cryptography

PKI Functional Component – Certificate Management

Service
• Certificate Authority (CA)
– Generate X.509-based digital certificates
– Manages the life cycle of published certificates
– Is a part of cross certification with other CAs

• Registration Authority (RA) Department of States &

Local
Bridge CA
Homeland

– Interoperate with directory Security Government Principal CA

(DHS)
Department of Subordinate CA
Justice (DoJ)
service to register subjects - FBI
Bridge CA
Bridge cross
certificate pair

– Perform verification of CA certificate

certificates, certificate path USGS

(A Subordinate CA)
Principal CA

FWS
(A Subordinate CA)

NPS
PIV Card Reader (A Subordinate CA)

OSM
` (A Subordinate CA)
DOI User
User Workstation
Local CA
BOR
AD/DC (A Subordinate CA)
NBC
(A Subordinate CA)
Fingerprint Scanner

DOI Enterprise PKI Security Domain

(A Hierarchical PKI)

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Utilization of Cryptography

PKI Functional Component – Certificate Management

Service
A X.509 digital certificate consist of…
• Version Certificate:
Data:
• Serial Number Version: 3 (0x2)
Serial Number: 1 (0x1)

• Algorithm ID
Signature Algorithm: md5WithRSAEncryption
Issuer: C=ZA, ST=Western Cape, L=Cape Town, O=Thawte
Consulting cc,

• Issuer
OU=Certification Services Division,
CN=Thawte Server CA/[email protected]
Validity

• Validity
Not Before: Aug 1 00:00:00 1996 GMT
Not After : Dec 31 23:59:59 2020 GMT
Subject: C=ZA, ST=Western Cape, L=Cape Town, O=Thawte

– Not Before
Consulting cc,
OU=Certification Services Division,
CN=Thawte Server CA/[email protected]

– Not After Subject Public Key Info:

Public Key Algorithm: rsaEncryption
RSA Public Key: (1024 bit)
• Subject Modulus (1024 bit):
00:d3:a4:50:6e:c8:ff:56:6b:e6:cf:5d:b6:ea:0c:

• Subject Public Key Info.

68:75:47:a2:aa:c2:da:84:25:fc:a8:f4:47:51:da:
85:b5:20:74:94:86:1e:0f:75:c9:e9:08:61:f5:06:
6d:30:6e:15:19:02:e9:52:c0:62:db:4d:99:9e:e2:

– Public Key Algorithm 6a:0c:44:38:cd:fe:be:e3:64:09:70:c5:fe:b1:6b:

29:b6:2f:49:c8:3b:d4:27:04:25:10:97:2f:e7:90:
6d:c0:28:42:99:d7:4c:43:de:c3:f5:21:6d:54:9f:
– Subject Public Key 5d:c3:58:e1:c0:e4:d9:5b:b0:b8:dc:b4:7b:df:36:
3a:c2:b5:66:22:12:d6:87:0d

•
Exponent: 65537 (0x10001)
Issuer Unique Identifier (Optional) X509v3 extensions:
X509v3 Basic Constraints: critical

•
CA:TRUE
Subject Unique Identifier (Optional) Signature Algorithm: md5WithRSAEncryption
07:fa:4c:69:5c:fb:95:cc:46:ee:85:83:4d:21:30:8e:ca:d9:

• Certificate Signature Algorithm a8:6f:49:1a:e6:da:51:e3:60:70:6c:84:61:11:a1:1a:c8:48:

3e:59:43:7d:4f:95:3d:a1:8b:b7:0b:62:98:7a:75:8a:dd:88:
4e:4e:9e:40:db:a8:cc:32:74:b9:6f:0d:c6:e3:b3:44:0b:d9:

• Certificate Signature 8a:6f:9a:29:9b:99:18:28:3b:d1:e3:40:28:9a:5a:3c:d5:b5:

e7:20:1b:8b:ca:a4:ab:8d:e9:51:d9:e2:4c:2c:59:a9:da:b9:
b2:75:1b:f6:42:f2:ef:c7:f2:18:f9:89:bc:a3:ff:8a:23:2e:
70:47

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Utilization of Cryptography

PKI Functional Component – Key Management Service

• Key establishment function – after a private key (or
secret key in symmetric key crypto. operation) has
been generated using RNG, a public key is then
generated from the private key using an asymmetric
key algorithm. (i.e., key generation)
• Key exchange function – composed of a set of key
agreement protocols and key distribution rules,
executing exchange of encryption keys.
• Key backup & recovery function – excluding
ephemeral keys, “seeds” for RNG, and shared secret
keys.

Reference: NIST SP 800-57, Recommendation on Key Management

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Utilization of Cryptography

PKI Functional Component – Key Management Service

• Key revocation function – If a key has been
compromised or subjected to a change, then…
– the status of key-pair is revoked, and
– the certificate status shall be listed in the certificate
revocation list (CRL).
• Key destruction function – Key zero-ization is used in
the destruction of key-pair.
• Key escrow function – Use of 3rd party agent (i.e. CA)
to store “encrypted” key-pair.
– Fair Cryptosystem, defined by FIPS 185 Escrowed
Encryption Standard: SKIPJACK Algorithm and a Law
Enforcement Access Field (LEAF) creation method.

Reference: NIST SP 800-57, Recommendation on Key Management

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Utilization of Cryptography

Key Types Identified in NIST SP 800-57… (1/2)

Crypto-period
Key Type
Originator Usage Period Recipient Usage Period
1. Private Signature Key 1-3 years
2. Public Signature Key Several years (depends on key size)
3. Symmetric Authentication Key ≤ 2 years ≤ OUP + 3 years
4. Private Authentication Key 1-2 years
5. Public Authentication Key 1-2 years
6. Symmetric Data Encryption Keys ≤ 2 years ≤ OUP + 3 years
7. Symmetric Key Wrapping Key ≤ 2 years ≤ OUP + 3 years
8. Symmetric and asymmetric RNG Keys Upon reseeding
9. Symmetric Master Key About 1 year
10. Private Key Transport Key ≤ 2 years

Reference: NIST SP 800-57, Recommendation on Key Management

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Utilization of Cryptography

Key Types Identified in NIST SP 800-57… (2/2)

Crypto-period
Key Type
Originator Usage Period Recipient Usage Period
11. Public key Transport Key 1-2 years
12. Symmetric Key Agreement Key 1-2 years
13. Private Static key Agreement Key 1-2 years
14. Public Static Key Agreement Key 1-2 years
15. Private Ephemeral Key Agreement Key One key agreement transaction
16. Public Ephemeral Key Agreement Key One key agreement transaction
17. Symmetric Authorization Key ≤ 2 years
18. Private Authorization Key ≤ 2 years
19. Public Authorization Key ≤ 2 years

Reference: NIST SP 800-57, Recommendation on Key Management

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Utilization of Cryptography

PKI Functional Component – Cryptography Service

• Asymmetric key cryptography operations in PKI
– Because of crypto. operation speed, mostly used for key
management function.
• Symmetric key cryptography operations in PKI
– Because of speed, symmetric-key cryptosystems are used
for crypto. operations. E.g. SSL/TLS at transport-level
(communication path), e-mail & SOAP messages at
message-level.
• Hash function
– Message digest
– Message authentication code (MAC)
– Key-hashed MAC (HMAC)
– Digital signature

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Questions:
• What are the four key functional services for PKI?
–
–
–
–

• In PKI, what protocol is used to transport public

keys?
–

• In PKI, what is the “3rd party” entity that authenticates

the “end entity’s” certificate?
–

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Answers:
• What are the four key functional services for PKI?
– Directory Service,
– Certificate Management Service,
– Key Management Service, and
– Cryptography Service.

• In PKI, what protocol is used to transport public

keys?
– X.509 digital certificate.

• In PKI, what is the “3rd party” entity that authenticates

the “end entity’s” certificate?
– Certificate authority (CA).

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Questions:
• What are the six functions performed by PKI key
management service?
–
–
–
–
–
–

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Answers:
• What are the six functions performed by PKI key
management service?
– Key establishment
– Key exchange
– Key backup & recovery
– Key revocation
– Key destruction
– Key escrow

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Topics

Cryptography Domain – Part 2

• Utilization of Cryptography
– Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
– HTTP, S-HTTP, IPsec, SSH, SET
– Single Sign-On (SSO)
– Secured E-mail
• Types of Crypto Attacks
– Cryptanalytic Attacks
– Cryptographic Attacks
• Discussion on export of crypto technologies

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Utilization of Cryptography

Cryptography for Internet Security

• HTTPS is a uniform resource identifier (URI) scheme
that refers the use of HTTP over an encrypted
Secured Socket Layer (SSL) or Transport Layer
Security (TLS) session.

• S-HTTP – Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (RFC

2660)
– a variation of HTTP providing encryption through a secure
port using SSL/TLS.
– Message oriented protocol – protects the message.
– Supports encryption of Web documents employing RSA
public key technology.
– Provides confidentiality, integrity, non-repudiation and
authentication for electronic payments.

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Utilization of Cryptography

Cryptography for Internet Security – HTTPS using PKI

• X.509 certificate with public key is
the key for implementing HTTPS… User Verisign Online Merchant
(Principal CA)
– SSL/TLS for Transport-Level security
– Asymmetric key algorithm for key `
management operations John Doe
Home PC
Principle CA/RA Web Server

– Symmetric key algorithm for

cryptographic operations Initiate a HTTPS connection request

– Hash function & digital signature for Website digital certificate

integrity and non-repudiation Web Server’s

Request validates the

– Principal CA is the “trusted third party”

Certificate
certificate path

that enables the trusted relationships Principle validates the

certificate path

– PKI is the supporting IT infrastructure Negotiate encryption algorithm

Client Web Container Server Web Container

Begin secured web service

Client Program Server Program
SSL/TLS Server
SSL/TLS Client

Secure Pipe
Message (SSL/TLS) Message

Message encrypted back

and forth
Message in plaintext Message in plaintext

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Utilization of Cryptography

Cryptography for Internet Security – SSL

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
Client Server
• Runs between the Application Layer client hello

(HTTP, SMTP, NNTP, etc) and server hello

Transport Layer (TCP). certificate

server key exchange

• Supports client/server’s negotiation Request for client’s certificate

server hello done

of cryptographic algorithms:
– Public-key cryptography: RSA, Diffie-
certificate

client key exchange

Hellman, DSA or Fortezza. certificate verification

– Symmetric ciphers: RC2, IDEA, DES,

change cipher specification

finished
3DES or AES.
change cipher specification
– One-way hash functions: MD5 or SHA. finished

Application Data...

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Utilization of Cryptography

Cryptography for Internet Security – SSL

Remote Client Server

• SSL works in two modes: Client Application

(with embedded support for
Server Application
(with embedded support for

– Application embedded. i.e. HTTPS

SSL/TLS) SSL/TLS)

SSLv3/TLSv1 SSLv3/TLSv1

– SSL tunnel or SSL VPN (e.g. TCP/IP stack TCP/IP stack

OpenVPN) Data-Link Layer Data-Link Layer

• SSL VPN is less complex than SSL/TLS encrypted

payload using e.g.
2048 RSA, 3DES

IPsec…
Remote Client DOI ESN Networks

– Unlike IPsec, SSL protocol sits on

Server Applications Server Applications
top of Transport Layer stack. Server Applications
Server Applications
Server Applications
Server Applications
Server Applications
Server Applications

– OpenVPN (a.k.a. user-space VPN) TCP/IP stack TCP/IP stack

because unlike IPsec, it operates

out side of OS kernel. SSLv3/TLSv1 Tunnel Client SSLv3/TLSv1 Tunnel
Software Security Gateway

– SSL is more flexible in supporting SSLv3/TLSv1 SSLv3/TLSv1

multiple cryptographic algorithms. TCP/IP stack TCP/IP stack

Data-Link Layer Data-Link Layer

Proprietary transparent SSL/

TLS encrypted VPN tunnel
using e.g. 2048 RSA, 3DES

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Utilization of Cryptography

Cryptography for Internet Security – TLS

Client Server
• TLS 1.0 (Transport Layer Security)
client hello
(RFC 2246) is defined base on SSL
3.0. server hello

certificate

• TLS and SSL protocols are not server key exchange

Request for client’s certificate

interchangeable. (During a server hello done

client/server session.) certificate

• The selection of TLS or SSL is client key exchange

certificate verification
negotiated between client/server at change cipher specification

the “hello”. finished

• TLS is gaining vendor support, but change cipher specification

finished

since TLS 1.0 is essentially SSL 3.0,

Application Data...
so most vendor supports TLS/SSL.

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Utilization of Cryptography

Cryptography for Internet Security – IPsec… (1/5)

• IPsec is a protocol suite (RFC 2401 4301, 2411).
• Transport Layer:
– AH (IP Authentication Header) provides connection-less
integrity, data origin authentication.
– ESP (Encapsulating Security Payload) provides
confidentiality through encryption.
• Application Layer: (RFC 4306)
– IKE (Internet Key Exchange) is performed using ISAKMP
(Internet Security Association and Key Management
Protocol). IPsec Module 1 IPsec Module 2

IPsec Key
Exchange (IKE)
ISAKMP ISAKMP
Application
Layer

Security
Security
Association (SA)
Security Transport
IPSP IPSP
Association Association Layer
Database Database
AH protection
ESP protection

Security Association Security Association

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Utilization of Cryptography

Cryptography for Internet Security – IPsec… (2/5)

• Authentication Header (AH) (RFC 4302)
– AH follows right after IP header
– Next Header: Identifies the protocol of transferred data
– Payload Length: Size of AH packet
– SPI: Identifies the security parameters, which in combination
with the IP address, identify the security association
implemented with this packet
– Sequence Number: Used to prevent replay attacks
– Authentication Data: Contains the integrity check value
(ICV) to authenticate the packet

Bits

0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 31
1 Next Header Payload Length Reserved

2 Security Parameters Index (SPI)

Words

3 Sequence Number

4 Authentication Data (variable)

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Utilization of Cryptography

Cryptography for Internet Security – IPsec… (3/5)

• Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) (RFC 4303)
– ESP operates directly on top of IP header
– SPI: Identifies the security parameters in combination with
the IP address
– Sequence Number: Used to prevent replay attacks
– Payload Data: The encapsulated data
– Padding: Used to pad the data for block cipher
– Pad Length: Necessary to indicate the size of padding
– Next Header: Identifies the protocol of the transferred data
– Authentication Data: Contains the integrity check value (ICV)
to authenticate the packet Bits

0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 31
1 Security Parameters Index (SPI)

2 Sequence Number
Words

3 Payload Data (variable)

4 Payload Data... Padding... Pad Length Next Header

5 Authentication Data (variable)

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Utilization of Cryptography

Cryptography for Internet Security – IPsec… (4/5)

IPsec operates in two modes:
• Transport mode:
– Only the payload is protected (i.e., encryption & hash)
– IP headers are not encrypted
– If AH is used then IP address can not be translated (i.e., NAT)
– For host-to-host communications only
• Tunnel mode:
– The payload and header are protected (i.e., encryption & hash)
– Used for network-to-network, host-to-network, and host-to-host
communications

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPsec

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Utilization of Cryptography

Cryptography for Internet Security – IPsec... (5/5)

IPsec is implemented in the following “popular” ways…
• Network-to-Network
– IPsec tunnel between two security gateways
– GRE/IPsec in established Layer 3 tunnel
– L2TP/IPsec in established Layer 2 tunnel
• Host-to-Network
– L2TP/IPsec in established Layer 2 tunnel via VPN client on
remote client (i.e. your laptop or PC)
• Host-to-Host
– IPsec in transport mode or tunnel mode between two
computing machines

Reference:
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPsec
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L2TP
• http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk583/tk372/tech_configuration_examples_list.html
• http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios120/12cgcr/secur_c/scprt4/scipsec.htm
• RFC 4301, Security Architecture for the Internet Protocol (http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4301)

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Utilization of Cryptography

Cryptography for Internet Security – SSH… (1/2)

• SSH (Secure Shell) is a secure Host

replacement for the r* programs Application

Client
SSH Client

(rlogin, rsh, rcp, rexec, etc.)

(RFC 4251) Secure SSH Connection

Target

Application

• SSH consists of three major

SSH Server
Server

components:
– Transport Layer Protocol [SSH-TRANS] provides server
authentication, confidentiality, and integrity.
– User Authentication Protocol [SSH-USERAUTH]
authenticates the client-side user to the server.
– Connection Protocol [SSH-CONNECT] multiplexes the
encrypted tunnel into several logical channels.

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Utilization of Cryptography

Cryptography for Internet Security – SSH… (2/2)

• SSH has an open architecture (RFC 4251):
– Uses public-key trust model to authenticate users
• “Web of trust”: Client has a local database of public keys
• “3rd party of trust”: Public keys are certified by CAs
– Supports variety of cryptography algorithms:
• Blowfish, TDES, AES, IDEA, etc.

• SSH protects:
– Eavesdropping of data transmitted over the network.
– Manipulation of data at intermediate elements in the network
(e.g. routers).
– IP address spoofing where an attack hosts pretends to be a
trusted host by sending packets with the source address of
the trusted host.
– DNS spoofing of trusted host names/IP addresses.
– IP source routing.
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Utilization of Cryptography

Cryptography for Internet Security – SET

Secure Electronic Transaction (SET) is a system for
ensuring the security of financial transactions on the
Internet. It was supported initially by Mastercard,
Visa, Microsoft, Netscape, and others.
• A user is given an electronic wallet (digital certificate)
and a transaction is conducted and verified using a
combination of digital certificates and digital signature
among the purchaser, a merchant, and the
purchaser's bank in a way that ensures privacy and
confidentiality.
– SET uses Netscape's SSL, Microsoft's STT (Secure
Transaction Technology), and Terisa System's S-HTTP.
– SET uses some but not all aspects of a PKI.

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Questions:
• What is the difference between HTTPS and S-HTTP?
– HTTPS is

– S-HTTP is

• What are the two modes the SSL works in?

–
–

• Secure Shell (SSH) uses what for authenticating

users?
–

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Answers:
• What is the difference between HTTPS and S-HTTP?
– HTTPS is a uniform resource identifier (URI) scheme that
refers the use of HTTP over an encrypted SSL/TLS session.
– S-HTTP is a message-oriented protocol that provides
encryption through a secure port using SSL/TLS.

• What are the two modes the SSL works in?

– Application embedded, i.e. HTTPS.
– SSL tunnel or SSL VPN (e.g. OpenVPN).

• Secure Shell (SSH) uses what for authenticating

users?
– Public key.

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Topics

Cryptography Domain – Part 2

• Utilization of Cryptography
– Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
– HTTP, S-HTTP, IPsec, SSH, SET
– Single Sign-On (SSO)
– Secured E-mail
• Types of Crypto Attacks
– Cryptanalytic Attacks
– Cryptographic Attacks
• Discussion on export of crypto technologies

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Cryptography for Single Sign-On (SSO) – Using PKI
Security Assertion is the Users Directory Service Principle CA SOA Components

key for implementing

SSO… Sponsor
User Wks
`
Identity Mgmt Srvr Certification Authority Web Server App. Server

• SSL/TLS for layer 4-7

(IdM) (CA) &
Web Service Policy Mgmt.

security. Initiate a HTTPS connection request

• SAML asserts user Website digital certificate

authentication Certificate Negotiate encryption algorithm

credential & X.509 Begin secured web service

certificates from one Request for user authentication

system to another. User authenticates Request certificate

to IdM & provide certificate verification

• Principal CA is the Authorize user access validate certificate

“trusted 3rd party” that Request for application services

Request for application
services
enables the trusted Request for user authentication

relationships.
Security Assertion

User web browser asserts user’s certificate with credential

• PKI is the supporting Request identity & credential verification

IT infrastructure.
validate identity & credential

Authorize and present

Begin secured web service w/ access controlled information access controlled web
services

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Topics

Cryptography Domain – Part 2

• Utilization of Cryptography
– Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
– HTTP, S-HTTP, IPsec, SSH, SET
– Single Sign-On (SSO)
– Secured E-mail
• Types of Crypto Attacks
– Cryptanalytic Attacks
– Cryptographic Attacks
• Discussion on export of crypto technologies

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Utilization of Cryptography

Cryptography for Secure E-mail Service

• Security Objectives (operational requirements)
– Message origin – verify sender of message.
– Content integrity – verify integrity of message.
– Content confidentiality – verify secrecy of message.
– Proof of delivery – verify delivery.
– Message sequence integrity – verify proper segment order.
– Non-repudiation of origin – verify sender to receiver.
– Non-repudiation of delivery – very receipt of message.

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Utilization of Cryptography

Cryptography for Secure E-mail Service – Standards

• Privacy Enhanced Mail (PEM) (RFC 822,1421, 1422,
1423, 1424)
– Internet standard to provide secure e-mail over the Internet or
in-house.
– Supports DES in CBC mode, RSA PKCS, X.509 digital
certificate.
• Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (S/MIME)
(RFC 2633, RFC 2311)
– Extension of MIME that supports encryption of e-mail and
attachments.
– Encryption and hashing algorithms can be defined by the user.
– Supports X.509 Certificate format is used.
• Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)
– Uses “web-of-trust” model, users create their own key-pair.
– Supports a variety of Asymmetric and Symmetric algorithms.
– PGP also does file/disk encryption.
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Utilization of Cryptography

Cryptography for Secure E-mail Service – S/MIME –

Encrypting & Signing

Encrypting/Signing...

Alice Bob

CRL

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Entrust Profile
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Source: ISSA-NOVA CISSP Study Group
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Utilization of Cryptography

Cryptography for Secure E-mail Service – S/MIME –

Decrypting & Verifying

Decrypting/Verifying... Entrust Profile

Alice Bob

Abcdefalsdasdfasdf
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asdfasdfAsdfasdfas
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confirms
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Source: ISSA-NOVA CISSP Study Group

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Utilization of Cryptography

Cryptography for Secure E-mail Service – Pretty Good

Privacy (PGP)
Like PKI, PGP is also a hybrid cryptosystem, but unlike
PKI, PGP uses a “web-of-trusts” model.
• There is no trusted CA to verify the identity and
associated credential.
• Each “end entity” collects certificates from other
trusted subjects.
EE1
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EE4 EE3
EE1 EE2 EE3 EE1 EE2

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Utilization of Cryptography

Cryptography for Secure E-mail Service – Pretty Good

Privacy (PGP)
PGP accepts both
Certificate:

• X.509 digital certificate and Data:

Version: 3 (0x2)
Serial Number: 1 (0x1)

• PGP certificate (consists

Signature Algorithm: md5WithRSAEncryption
Issuer: C=ZA, ST=Western Cape, L=Cape Town, O=Thawte
Consulting cc,
OU=Certification Services Division,

of)… Validity
CN=Thawte Server CA/[email protected]

Not Before: Aug 1 00:00:00 1996 GMT

–
Not After : Dec 31 23:59:59 2020 GMT
PGP version number Subject: C=ZA, ST=Western Cape, L=Cape Town, O=Thawte
Consulting cc,
OU=Certification Services Division,

– Algorithm ID CN=Thawte Server CA/[email protected]

Subject Public Key Info:
Public Key Algorithm: rsaEncryption

– Issuer RSA Public Key: (1024 bit)

Modulus (1024 bit):
00:d3:a4:50:6e:c8:ff:56:6b:e6:cf:5d:b6:ea:0c:

– Validity 68:75:47:a2:aa:c2:da:84:25:fc:a8:f4:47:51:da:
85:b5:20:74:94:86:1e:0f:75:c9:e9:08:61:f5:06:
6d:30:6e:15:19:02:e9:52:c0:62:db:4d:99:9e:e2:

• Not Before 6a:0c:44:38:cd:fe:be:e3:64:09:70:c5:fe:b1:6b:

29:b6:2f:49:c8:3b:d4:27:04:25:10:97:2f:e7:90:
6d:c0:28:42:99:d7:4c:43:de:c3:f5:21:6d:54:9f:

• Not After 5d:c3:58:e1:c0:e4:d9:5b:b0:b8:dc:b4:7b:df:36:

3a:c2:b5:66:22:12:d6:87:0d
Exponent: 65537 (0x10001)

– Subject X509v3 extensions:

X509v3 Basic Constraints: critical
CA:TRUE

– Subject Public Key Info. Signature Algorithm: md5WithRSAEncryption

07:fa:4c:69:5c:fb:95:cc:46:ee:85:83:4d:21:30:8e:ca:d9:
a8:6f:49:1a:e6:da:51:e3:60:70:6c:84:61:11:a1:1a:c8:48:

• Public Key Algorithm 3e:59:43:7d:4f:95:3d:a1:8b:b7:0b:62:98:7a:75:8a:dd:88:

4e:4e:9e:40:db:a8:cc:32:74:b9:6f:0d:c6:e3:b3:44:0b:d9:
8a:6f:9a:29:9b:99:18:28:3b:d1:e3:40:28:9a:5a:3c:d5:b5:
• Subject Public Key e7:20:1b:8b:ca:a4:ab:8d:e9:51:d9:e2:4c:2c:59:a9:da:b9:
b2:75:1b:f6:42:f2:ef:c7:f2:18:f9:89:bc:a3:ff:8a:23:2e:
70:47

– Certificate Signature Algorithm

– Certificate Signature
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Questions:
• What are the three secure e-mail standards?
–
–
–

• What is the difference between PKI and PGP?

– PKI is based on…
– PGP is based on…

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Answers:
• What are the three secure e-mail standards?
– Privacy Enhanced Mail (PEM)
– Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (S/MIME)
– Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)

• What is the difference between PKI and PGP?

– PKI is based on “3rd party of trust”.
– PGP is based on “web of trusts”.

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Topics

Cryptography Domain – Part 2

• Utilization of Cryptography
– Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
– HTTP, S-HTTP, IPsec, SSH, SET
– Single Sign-On (SSO)
– Secured E-mail
• Types of Crypto Attacks
– Cryptanalytic Attacks
– Cryptographic Attacks
• Discussion on export of crypto technologies

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Crypto Attacks
• Types of cryptanalytic attacks:
– Ciphertext-only attack
– Known-plaintext attack
– Chosen-plaintext attack
– Chosen-ciphertext attack
– Adaptive-chosen-plaintext attack
– Adaptive-chosen-ciphertext attack
• Types of cryptographic attacks
– Brute-force attack
– Symmetric block cipher attacks
– Stream cipher attacks
– Hash function attack
– Message authentication code (MAC) attack
– Birthday attack
– Man-in-the-middle attack
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Cryptographic_attacks
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Crypto Attacks

Types of Cryptanalytic Attacks… (1/2)

• Ciphertext-only attack (or known-ciphertext attack)
– Attacker has: ciphertext messages
– Goal: discover the key.
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciphertext-only_attack

• Known-plaintext attack
– Attacker has: ciphertext and plaintext messages
– Goal: discover the key.
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Known-plaintext_attack

• Chosen-ciphertext attack
– Attacker selects: a series of same ciphertext messages
– Goal: discover the key
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chosen-ciphertext_attack

• Chosen-plaintext attack
– Attacker selects: a series of ciphertext and corresponding
plaintext messages
– Goal: discover the key.
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chosen-plaintext_attack

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Crypto Attacks

Types of Cryptanalytic Attacks… (2/2)

• Adaptive-chosen-ciphertext attack
– Attacker is able to choose: ciphertext sample dynamically,
depending on previous outcomes of the attack.
– Goal: discover key.
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptive_chosen-ciphertext_attack

• Adaptive-chosen-plaintext attack
– Attacker choose: plaintext samples dynamically, and alter his
or her choice based on the results of the previous
operations.
– Goal: discover key.
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptive_chosen-plaintext_attack

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Crypto Attacks

Types of Cryptographic Attacks… (1/5)

• Brute-force attack
– Exhaustive search of possible combination (key) until the
correct one is identified.
– Can be applied to any type of cipher because the advance
technologies in computing performance has made brute-
force attacks practical against keys of a fixed length.

Bits Number of keys Brute Force Attack Time

56 7.2 x 1016 20 hours
80 1.2 x 1024 54,800 years
128 3.4 x 1038 1.5 x 1019 years
256 1.15 x 1077 5.2 x 1057 years

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Crypto Attacks

Types of Cryptographic Attacks… (2/5)

• Symmetric block cipher attacks
– Differential cryptanalysis – A chosen-plaintext attack that
relies on the analysis of the evolution of the differences
between the two related plaintext samples as they are
encrypted using the same key.
– Linear cryptanalysis – A known-plaintext attack using linear
approximations to describe the behavior of the block cipher.
– Weak keys – Secret keys with a certain value for which the
block cipher in question will exhibit certain regularities in
encryption, or in other cases, a poor level of encryption.
– Algebraic attacks – A class of techniques that rely on the
block ciphers exhibiting a high degree of mathematical
structure. (i.e., “pattern”)

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Crypto Attacks

Types of Cryptographic Attacks… (3/5)

• Stream cipher attacks
– Reuse key attack – if the same key is used twice (depth of
two) or more.
– Substitution attack - Suppose an adversary knows the exact
content of all or part of one of our messages. As a part of a
man-in-the-middle attack, she can alter the content of the
message without knowing the key, K. Say, for example, she
knows a portion of the message contains the ASCII string
"$1000.00". She can change that to "$9500.00" by xor'ing
that portion of the ciphertext with the string: "$1000.00" xor
"$9500.00". To see how this works, consider that the cipher
text we send is just C(K) XOR "$1000.00". What she is
creating is:
• C(K) XOR "$1000.00" XOR "$1000.00" XOR "$9500.00" = C(K)
XOR "$9500.00" .
which is what our ciphertext would have been if $9500 were
the correct amount.

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stream_cipher_attack
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Crypto Attacks

Types of Cryptographic Attacks… (4/5)

• Hash function attack
– Brute-force attack. Attacker chooses random inputs to the
hash function until a targeted output is produced.
– Differential attack. Attacker uses the difference in term of
integer modular subtraction as inputs to MD5 until a targeted
output is produced.
• Message authentication code (MAC) attack
– Unlike digital signature, MAC value is generated and verified
using same secret key (i.e. symmetric). Attacker performs
chosen-plaintext attack on MAC to find the secret key.

Reference: How to Break MD5 and Other Hash Functions, Xiaoyun Wang and Hongbo
Yu, Shandong University, 2005

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Crypto Attacks

Types of Cryptographic Attacks… (5/5)

• Birthday attack
– A class of brute-force attack used against hashing functions
based on birthday paradox: probability that two or more
people in a group of 23 share the same birthday is greater
than 50%.
– Attacker is to find two messages with the same digest value
instead of matching a specific value.
• Man-in-the-middle attack
– Relevant for cryptographic
Entity A Entity B
communications and key
exchange protocols.
– Attacker is between two
Attacker
internetworking entities on a C

communications line. (i.e. a proxy.)

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthday_attack
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Questions:
• Name the type of crypto-analytic attack where the
attacker uses ciphertext and plaintext messages to
discover the key?
–

• Name the type of crypto-analytic attack where the

attacker selects a series of ciphertext and
corresponding plaintext messages to discover the key?
–

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Answers:
• Name the type of crypto-analytic attack where the
attacker uses ciphertext and plaintext messages to
discover the key?
– Known-plaintext attack

• Name the type of crypto-analytic attack where the

attacker selects a series of ciphertext and
corresponding plaintext messages to discover the key?
– Chosen-plaintext attack

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Questions:
• Brute-force attack is what type of attack?
–

• Birthday attack is what type of attack?

–

• In attacking the symmetric block cipher, differential

cryptanalysis is what type of attack?
–

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Answers:
• Brute-force attack is what type of attack?
– Cryptographic attack.

• Birthday attack is what type of attack?

– Cryptographic attack.

• In attacking the symmetric block cipher, differential

cryptanalysis is what type of attack?
– Cryptographic attack.

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Topics

Cryptography Domain – Part 2

• Utilization of Cryptography
– Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
– HTTP, S-HTTP, IPsec, SSH, SET
– Single Sign-On (SSO)
– Secured E-mail
• Types of Crypto Attacks
– Cryptanalytic Attacks
– Cryptographic Attacks
• Discussion on export of crypto technologies

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Export Issues
• Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls
(COCOM)
– 17 member nations, dissolved in March 1994.
– Maintained International Industrial List & International Munitions
List. To prevent export of cryptography to “dangerous”
countries.
• Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for
Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and
Technologies (1995)
– December 1998, 33 nations has agree to restrict export of
crypto products based on key length. (56-bit for symmetric, 512-
bit for asymmetric)
– Products that use encryption to protect intellectual property (e.g.
DVDs) is relaxed.
– Export of all other crypto require license.
Reference: Official (ISC)2® Guide to the CISSP® Exam
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Export Issues
• U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
– Administered by Bureau of Industry and Security,
Department of Commerce (DOC).
(http://www.access.gpo.gov/bis/ear/ear_data.html).
– EAR, Part 774, Category 5 (Part 2) – Information Security:
Mass market & retail cryptography can be exported without a
license.
• Parity bits are not included in the key length
• Key length of 56-bit for symmetric (DES)
• Key length of 512-bit for asymmetric (RSA, Diffie-Hellman)
• Key length of 112-bit for ECC-DH

Reference: Official (ISC)2® Guide to the CISSP® Exam

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Export Issues
• European Union Council (EC) Regulation No.
1334/2000 (22 June 2000): Setting up a Community
Regime for the Control of Exports of Dual-use Items
and Technology
(http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2000:159:0001:0215:EN:PDF)

– Member states can issue General Intra-Community Licenses

to export crypto products within EU.
– Export to non-EU countries require a Community General
Export License (CGEA) or General National License.
– Part 2 – Information Security
• Parity bits are not included in the key length
• Key length of 56-bit for symmetric (DES)
• Key length of 512-bit for asymmetric (RSA, Diffie-Hellman)
• Key length of 112-bit for ECC-DH

Reference: Official (ISC)2® Guide to the CISSP® Exam

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