SSCP: Cryptography
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SSCP: Cryptography
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20 Questions

1. What basic security function does asymmetric encryption provide?
2. Which of the following keys is changed the most often?
3. What is used to create a digital signature used with e-mail?
4. Which of the following is a symmetric 128-bit block cipher?
5. Which of the following choices provides one-way encryption of data?
6. Which of the following is a symmetric 128-bit block cipher?
7. Which of the following choices allows you to verify that a file has not been modified?
8. Of the following choices, what is used to determine whether a certificate has been revoked?
9. How are public keys distributed to clients from Internet websites?
10. Someone has embedded a secret code within a picture used on a web page. What is the best description of this?
11. What type of cryptography does public cryptography use?
12. Which of the following uses a single key to encrypt and decrypt data?
13. Of the following choices, what is used to determine whether a certificate has been revoked?
14. Which of the following is an accurate statement related to asymmetric encryption?
15. Of the following choices, what does a digital signature provide when it is used with e-mail?
16. Researchers are attempting to discover weaknesses in an encryption algorithm using a known-plaintext attack. What is this called?
17. How are public keys distributed to clients from Internet websites?
18. What is used to create a digital signature used with e-mail?
19. Which of the following are used primarily for symmetric encryption?
20. Which of the following would most likely be used to encrypt data in an e-mail message before it is sent?