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The security administrator for Conglomerate.com has been been directed by the CIO to reduce the cost of certificates. Which of the following is the FIRST step that should be taken?
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Unit 4 Quiz
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Question 1 of 20
20 Correct out of 20
Question 1 of 20
Which of these is NOT part of the certificate life cycle?
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_____ is a protocol for securely accessing a remote computer.
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A digital certificate associates _____.
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_____ performs a real-time lookup of a digital certificate's status.
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A centralized directory of digital certificates is called a(n) _____.
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Which digital certificate displays the name of the entity behind the website?
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Which digital certificate displays the name of the entity behind the website?
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Which of these is considered the strongest cryptographic transport protocol?
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Which of the following block ciphers XORs each block of plaintext with the previous block of ciphertext before being encrypted?
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The strongest technology that would assure Alice that Bob is the sender of a message is a(n) _____.
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Public key infrastructure (PKI) _____.
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An entity that issues digital certificates is a _____.
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Which statement is NOT true regarding hierarchical trust models?
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_____ are symmetric keys to encrypt and decrypt information exchanged during the session and to verify its integrity.
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_____ refers to a situation in which keys are managed by a third party, such as a trusted CA.
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A(n) _____ is a published set of rules that govern the operation of a PKI.
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What is a value that can be used to ensure that hashed plaintext will not consistently result in the same digest?
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Which of the following is NOT a method for strengthening a key?
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What entity calls in crypto modules to perform cryptographic tasks?
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Digital certificates can be used for each of these EXCEPT _____.
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Illya was asked to recommend the most secure asymmetric cryptographic algorithm to his supervisor. Which of the following did he choose?
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Which areas of a file cannot be used by steganography to hide data?
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What is the latest version of the Secure Hash Algorithm?
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Which of the following key exchanges uses the same keys each time?
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At a staff meeting one of the technicians suggested that the enterprise protect its new web server by hiding it and not telling anyone where it is located. Iosif raised his hand and said that security through obscurity was a poor idea. Why did he say that?
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See Ch. 3: Basic Cryptography, Section - Cryptography and Security
If Bob wants to send a secure message to Alice using an asymmetric cryptographic algorithm, which key does he use to encrypt the message?
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Proving that a user sent an email message is known as _____.
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A(n) _____ is not decrypted but is only used for comparison purposes.
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Abram was asked to explain to one of his coworkers the XOR cipher. He showed his coworker an example of adding two bits, 1 and 1. What is the result of this sum?
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The Hashed Message Authentication Code (HMAC) _____.
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Which of these is NOT a characteristic of a secure hash algorithm?
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Alyosha was explaining to a friend the importance of protecting a cryptographic key from cryptoanalysis. He said that the key should not relate in a simple way to the cipher text. Which protection is Alyosha describing?
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Alexei was given a key to a substitution cipher. The key showed that the entire alphabet was rotated 13 steps. What type of cipher is this?
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Which of these has an onboard key generator and key storage facility, as well as accelerated symmetric and asymmetric encryption, and can back up sensitive material in encrypted form?
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Which of these is the strongest symmetric cryptographic algorithm?
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Public key systems that generate random public keys that are different for each session are called _____.
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Egor wanted to use a digital signature. Which of the following benefits will the digital signature not provide?
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What is data called that is to be encrypted by inputting it into a cryptographic algorithm?
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Which of these is NOT a basic security protection for information that cryptography can provide?
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What is a characteristic of the Trusted Platform Module (TPM)?
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