Q. 5 The CIA triad is often represented by which of the following?

A : Triangle
B : Diagonal
C : Ellipse
D : Circle

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Triangle

Q. 8 _______ means the protection of data from modification by unknown users.

A : Confidentiality
B : Integrity
C : Authentication
D : Non-repudiation

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Integrity

Q. 10 This helps in identifying the origin of information and authentic user. This
referred to here as __________
A : Confidentiality
B : Integrity
C : Authenticity
D : Availability

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Authenticity

Q. 11 Data ___________ is used to ensure confidentiality.

A : Encryption
B : Locking
C : Decryption
D : Backup

Q. 14 Release of message contents and Traffic analysis are two types of _________
attacks.
A : Active Attack
B : Modification of Attack
C : Passive attack
D : DoS Attack
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Passive attack

Q. 15 The ________ is encrypted text.

A : Cipher scricpt
B : Cipher text
C : Secret text
D : Secret script

Cipher text

Q. 17 Which of the following Algorithms not belong to symmetric encryption

A : 3DES (TripleDES)
B : RSA
C : RC5
D : IDEA

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RSA

Q. 18 Which is the largest disadvantage of the symmetric Encryption?

A : More complex and therefore more time-consuming calculations.
B : Problem of the secure transmission of the Secret Key.
C : Less secure encryption function.
D : Isn’t used any more.

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Problem of the secure transmission of the Secret Key.

Q. 19 In cryptography, what is cipher?

A : algorithm for performing encryption and decryption
B : encrypted message
C : both algorithm for performing encryption and decryption and encrypted message
D : decrypted message

algorithm for performing encryption and decryption

Q. 21 Which one of the following algorithm is not used in asymmetric-key

cryptography?
A : rsa algorithm
B : diffie-hellman algorithm
C : electronic code book algorithm
D : dsa algorithm

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electronic code book algorithm

Q. 23 What is data encryption standard (DES)?

A : block cipher
B : stream cipher
C : bit cipher
D : byte cipher

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block cipher

Q. 24 A asymmetric-key (or public key ) cipher uses

A : 1 key
B : 2 key
C : 3 key
D : 4 key

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2 key

Q. 26 _________________ is the process or mechanism used for converting ordinary plain

text into garbled non-human readable text & vice-versa.
A : Malware Analysis
B : Exploit writing
C : Reverse engineering
D : Cryptography

Cryptography

Q.27 ______________ is a means of storing & transmitting information in a specific

format so that only those for whom it is planned can understand or process it.
A : Malware Analysis
B : Cryptography
C : Reverse engineering
D : Exploit writing
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Cryptography

Q. 28 Cryptographic algorithms are based on mathematical algorithms where these

algorithms use ___________ for a secure transformation of data.
A : secret key
B : external programs
C : add-ons
D : secondary key

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secret key

Q. 29 Conventional cryptography is also known as _____________ or symmetric-key

encryption.
A : secret-key
B : public key
C : protected key
D : primary key

secret-key

Q. 30 The procedure to add bits to the last block is termed as _________________

A : decryption
B : hashing
C : tuning
D : padding

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padding

. 32 ECC encryption system is __________

A : symmetric key encryption algorithm
B : asymmetric key encryption algorithm
C : not an encryption algorithm
D : block cipher method

asymmetric key encryption algorithm

Q. 33 ________function creates a message digest out of a message.
A : encryption
B : decryption
C : hash
D : none of the above

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hash

Q. 34 Extensions to the X.509 certificates were added in version ____

A:1
B:2
C:3
D:4

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3

Q. 35 A digital signature needs ____ system

A : symmetric-key
B : asymmetric-key
C : either (a) or (b)
D : neither (a) nor (b)

asymmetric-key

Q. 36 Elliptic curve cryptography follows the associative property.

A : TRUE
B : FALSE

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TRUE

Q. 37 ECC stands for

A : Elliptic curve cryptography
B : Enhanced curve cryptography
C : Elliptic cone cryptography
D : Eclipse curve cryptography

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Elliptic curve cryptography

Q. 38 When a hash function is used to provide message authentication, the hash

function value is referred to as
A : Message Field
B : Message Digest
C : Message Score
D : Message Leap

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Message Leap

Q. 39 Message authentication code is also known as

A : key code
B : hash code
C : keyed hash function
D : message key hash function

hash code

Q. 40 The main difference in MACs and digital signatures is that, in digital signatures
the hash value of the message is encrypted with a user’s public key.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE

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FALSE

Q. 41 The DSS signature uses which hash algorithm?

A : MD5
B : SHA-2
C : SHA-1
D : Does not use hash algorithm

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SHA-1

Q. 42 What is the size of the RSA signature hash after the MD5 and SHA-1 processing?
A : 42 bytes
B : 32 bytes
C : 36 bytes
D : 48 bytes

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36 bytes

Q. 43 In the handshake protocol which is the message type first sent between client
and server ?
A : server_hello
B : client_hello
C : hello_request
D : certificate_request
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client_hello

Q. 44 One commonly used public-key cryptography method is the ______ algorithm.

A : RSS
B : RAS
C : RSA
D : RAA

RSA

Q. 45 The ________ method provides a one-time session key for two parties.
A : Diffie-Hellman
B : RSA
C : DES
D : AES

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Diffie-Hellman

Q. 46 The _________ attack can endanger the security of the Diffie-Hellman method if
two parties are not authenticated to each other.
A : man-in-the-middle
B : ciphertext attack
C : plaintext attack
D : none of the above

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man-in-the-middle

Q. 48 VPN is abbreviated as __________

A : Visual Private Network
B : Virtual Protocol Network
C : Virtual Private Network
D : Virtual Protocol Networking

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Virtual Private Network

Q. 49 __________ provides an isolated tunnel across a public network for sending and
receiving data privately as if the computing devices were directly connected to the
private network.
A : Visual Private Network
B : Virtual Protocol Network
C : Virtual Protocol Networking
D : Virtual Private Network

Q. 58 IPSec is designed to provide security at the _________

A : Transport layer
B : Network layer
C : Application layer
D : Session layer

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Network layer

Q. 59 In tunnel mode, IPSec protects the ______

A : Entire IP packet
B : IP header
C : IP payload
D : IP trailer

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Entire IP packet

Q. 60 Pretty good privacy (PGP) is used in ______

A : Browser security
B : Email security
C : FTP security
D : WiFi security

Email security

Q. 61 PGP encrypts data by using a block cipher called ______

A : International data encryption algorithm
B : Private data encryption algorithm
C : Internet data encryption algorithm
D : Local data encryption algorithm

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International data encryption algorithm

Q. 62 IKE creates SAs for _____.

A : SSL
B : PGP
C : IPSec
D : VP

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IPSec

Q. 63 ______ provides either authentication or encryption, or both, for packets at the IP

level.
A : AH
B : ESP
C : PGP
D : SSL

ESP

Q. 64 A _______network is used inside an organization.

A : private
B : public
C : semi-private
D : semi-public

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private
Q. 65 SSL provides _________.
A : message integrity
B : confidentiality
C : compression
D : all of the above

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all of the above

Q. 66 IKE uses _______

A : Oakley
B : SKEME
C : ISAKMP
D : all of the above

all of the above

Q. 67 In ______, there is a single path from the fully trusted authority to any certificate.
A : X509
B : PGP
C : KDC
D : none of the above

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X509

Q. 68 A ______ provides privacy for LANs that must communicate through the global
Internet.
A : VPP
B : VNP
C : VNN
D : VPN

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VPN

Q. 69 _______ uses the idea of certificate trust levels.

A : X509
B : PGP
C : KDC
D : none of the above

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PGP

Q. 70 ________ provides privacy, integrity, and authentication in e-mail.

A : IPSec
B : SSL
C : PGP
D : none of the above

PGP

. 73 In _______, the cryptographic algorithms and secrets are sent with the message.
A : IPSec
B : SSL
C : TLS
D : PGP
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PGP

Q. 74 ______ was invented by Phil Zimmerman.

A : IPSec
B : SSL
C : PGP
D : none of the above

PGP

Q. 76 PGP makes use of which cryptographic algorithm?

A : DES
B : AES
C : RSA
D : Rabin

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RSA

Q. 78 In SSL, what is used for authenticating a message?

A : MAC (Message Access Code)
B : MAC (Message Authentication Code)
C : MAC (Machine Authentication Code)
D : MAC (Machine Access Code)
MAC (Message Authentication Code)

Q. 79 S/MIME is abbreviated as __________________

A : Secure/Multimedia Internet Mailing Extensions
B : Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mailing Extensions
C : Secure/Multimedia Internet Mail Extensions
D : Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions

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Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions

Q. 80 Security Measures Needed to protect ________ during their transmission

A : file
B : Data
C : packet
D : All of above

Data

Q. 81 __________ means knowledge obtained from investigation, study , intelligence

new ,facts .
A : Security
B : Data
C : Information
D : None of These

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Information

Q. 82 Prevention of the unauthorised used of Resources refers too?

A : Data Integrity
B : Data confidentiality
C : Access Control
D : None of these

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Access Control
Q. 83 Protection against Denial by one of these parties in a communication refers to?
A : Non-Repudiation
B : Data integrity
C : Authentication
D : None of these

Non-Repudiation

Q. 84 Which One of them is Passive attack?

A : Denial of Service
B : modify message in transit
C : Replay previous message
D : obtain message contain
85 What is lying of IP address called as?IP Spoofing IP Scamming IP Lying None Of theses a

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obtain message contain

Q. 86 What is full form of DDoS?

A : Derived Denial of service
B : Distributed Denial of service
C : Denial of service
D : None of these

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Distributed Denial of service

Q. 87 A hacker guessing suggested password to a program is call as?

A : Password Guessing
B : Dictionary Attack
C : Default password attack
D : None of these

Default password attack

Q. 88 Symmetric key encryption is also called as?

A : public key Encryption
B : Private Key Encryption
C : Both of these
D : None of these
Private Key Encryption

Q. 89 Conversion of Cypher text to plain text?

A : Encryption
B : Decryption
C : Simple text
D : none of these

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Decryption

Q. 90 __is used to create the organisation’s overall security program.

A : program policy
B : purpose
C : security
D : none of these

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program policy

Q. 91 An act of protecting information from unauthorised disclouser to an entity.-

A : intergrity
B : avability
C : confidentiality
D : none of these

confidentiality

Q. 92 A way to ensure that the entity is indeed what it claims to be.-

A : Authentication
B : Accountability
C : identification
D : security

Authentication

Q. 93 The__model is 7 layer architecture where each layer is having some specific

functionality to perform.
A : TCP
B : OSI
C : OIS
D : none of these

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Q. 97 In Symmetric schemes requires both parties to share how many secret key?
A : one
B : two
C : three
D : four

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One

Q. 101 In AES in which Round Subkeys are Generated from Original key for each
round?
A : Key Expansion
B : Initial Round
C : Finale Round
D : none of these

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Key Expansion

Q. 102 AES stands for?

A : Authorized Encryption Standard
B : Advance Encryption Standard
C : Advance Encryption Strategy
D : none of these

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Advance Encryption Standard

Q. 103 Which of them is type of Cipher?

A : Stream Cipher
B : Block Cipher
C : both of Them
D : none of these

both of Them
Q. 105 The__is a polygraphic substitution cipher based on linear algebra.
A : Hill cipher
B : playfair cipher
C : Affine cipher
D : none of these

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Hill cipher

Q. 111 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 : Flat
C : Long
D : Thin

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Long

Q. 112 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

Authenticated

Q. 114 For RSA to work, the value of P must be less than the value of
A:p
B:q
C:n
D:r

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n

Q. 116 In RSA, we select a value ‘e’ such that it lies between 0 and Ф(n) and it is
relatively prime to Ф(n).
A : TRUE
B : FALSE

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FALSE

Q. 117 RSA is also a stream cipher like Merkel-Hellman.

A : TRUE
B : FALSE

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TRUE

Q. 121 ECC stands for

A : Elliptic Curve Cryptography
B : Elliptic Cryptography Curve
C : Error Correcting Code
D : None of the above

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Elliptic Curve Cryptography

Q. 122 Diffie-Hellman algorithm is widely known as_________

A : Key exchange algorithm
B : key agreement algorithm
C : only a
D : Both a and b

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Key exchange algorithm

Q. 123 Hash function is used for________

A : Message authentication
B : Digital Signature
C : Both a and b
D : only a

Both a and b
Q. 124 RSA algorithm is best example of_______
A : Asymmetric key cryptography
B : Symmetric key cryptography
C : Elliptic Curve Cryptography
D : All of the above

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Asymmetric key cryptography

Q. 127 HTTPS is abbreviated as _________

A : Hypertexts Transfer Protocol Secured
B : Secured Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
C : Hyperlinked Text Transfer Protocol Secured
D : Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure

Secured Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

Q. 128 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

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Denial-of-service attack

Q. 129 SSL primarily focuses on _______

A : integrity and authenticity
B : integrity and non-repudiation
C : authenticity and privacy
D : confidentiality and integrity

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integrity and authenticity

Q. 130 Pretty good privacy (PGP) is used in ______

A : Browser security
B : Email security
C : WiFi security
D : FTP security

Email security

Q. 131 __________ is used for encrypting data at network level

A : IPSec
B : HTTPS
C : SMTP
D : S/MIME

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IPSec

Q. 132 WPA2 is used for security in _______

A : Ethernet
B : Wi-Fi
C : Bluetooth
D : E-mail

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Wi-Fi

Q. 133 Which of the following is not a strong security protocol

A : SSL
B : HTTPL
C : SMTP
D : SFTP

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SMTP

Q. 134 TSL (Transport Layer Security) is a cryptographic protocol used for securing
HTTP/HTTPS based connection.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE

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TRUE
Q. 135 IPSec operates in….. different modes
A:3
B:2
C:4
D:5

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2

Q. 136 length of the IPv4 address is ….

A : 32 bits
B : 64 bits
C : 16 bits
D : 128 bit

32 bits

Q. 137 Internet Key Exchange has …. phases and modes of operations

A:4
B:3
C:2
D:5

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2

Q. 138 PGP is abbreviated as

A : Pretty Good Privacy
B : Pretty Good Policy
C : Policy Good Privacy
D : Pretty Good Protection

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Pretty Good Privacy

Q. 139 SET stands for

A : Set Electronic Transaction
B : Secure Electronic Transaction
C : Simple Electronic Transaction
D : none of the above
Secure Electronic Transaction

Q. 140 Transport layer Protocol consists of … main components

A:2
B:1
C:3
D:4

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2

Q. 141 length of the IPv6 acddress is ….

A : 32 bits
B : 64 bits
C : 16 bits
D : 128 bit

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128 bits

Q. 142 SSL provides _________.

A : message integrity
B : confidentiality
C : compression
D : all of the above

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all of the above

Q. 143 IPSec provides ….protocols for network layer

A:7
B:3
C:1
D:4

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7

Q. 144 length of the IPv6 header is….

A : 64 bits
B : 16 bits
C : 32 bits
D : 8 bits

32 bits