BCA504- Cryptography and Network Security

MCQ Questions
1. Rail Fence Technique is an example of
a) Substitution b) Transposition c) Product cipher d) Caesar cipher
2. SET is
a) Electronic Payment System b) Security Protocol
c) Credit card payment d) Internet Payment System
3. Public key encryption is advantageous over Symmetric key Cryptography because of
a) Speed b) Space c) Key exchange d) Key length
4. The sub key length at each round of DES is__________
a) 32 b) 56 c) 48 d) 64
5. MAC is used to ensure
a) Authentication b) Confidentiality
c) Authentication and integrity d) Authentication and confidentiality
6. Total no. of messages used in SSL Handshake Protocol is
a) 12 b) 10 c) 8 d) 14
7. Which attack requires the least effort/computations?
a) Pre-image b) Second Pre-image
c) Collision d) All required the same effort
8. Differential Cryptanalysis can be mounted on
a) DES encryption algorithm b) AES encryption algorithm
c) RSA encryption algorithm d) Deffie-Hellman key exchange algorithm
9. Which one is the strong attack mechanism?
a) Chosen plaintext attack b) Chosen cipher text
c) Brute Force Attack d) Man in the middle attack
10. Message Digest length in SHA 1 is______ bits.
a) 128 b) 160 c) 64 d) 54
11. Interception is an attack on
a) Availability b) Confidentiality
c) Integrity d) Authenticity
12. ________ prevents either sender or receiver from denying a transmitted message.
a) Access Control b) Non repudiation
c) Masquerade d) Integrity
13. IDEA uses ____keys.
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 2
14. A Macro virus is
a) Platform dependent b) Platform independent
c) Idle d) Hidden
15. Which one of the following is active attack?
a) Masquerade b) Traffic analysis
c) Eavesdropping d) Shoulder surfing
16. Which of the following is passive attack?
a) Relay attack b) Masquerade
c) Traffic analysis d) Denial of Service
17. A firewall that uses two TCP connections is
a) Bastion b) Application gateway
c) Circuit level gateway d) Packet filtering
18. IPsec services are available in ______ Layer.
a) Application b) Data link c) Network d) Transport
19. IPsec services are available in ______ Layer.
a) Application b) Data link c) Network d) Transport
20. The Authentication Header (AH) , part of IPsec, provides which of the following security
function?
a) Source authentication b) Data Integrity
c) Data confidentiality d) Source authentication and data integrity
21. To verify a digital signature we need the
a) Sender’s Private key b) Sender’s Public key
c) Receiver’s Private key d) Receiver’s Public key
22. The secure socket layer provides
a) Encryption of messages sent by both client and server
b) Server authentication c) Optional client authentication d) All of these.
23. No. of keys used in Asymmetric key Cryptography is
a) 10 b) 02 c) 04 d) 01
24. Vigenere cipher is an example of
a) Polyalphabetic cipher b) Caesar cipher
c) Mono alphabetic cipher d) Product cipher
25. Firewall may be described as specified form of
a) Router b) Bridge c) Operating system d) Architecture
26. Tool for implementing security policy may be called as
a) Security process b) Security authentication
c) Security gaps d) Security mechanism
27. In MD-5 the length of the message digest is
a) 160 b) 128 c) 64 d) 54
28. RC4 is an example of
a) Hash algorithm b) Stream cipher
c) Block cipher d) None of these
29. For confidentiality, data to be sent is
a) Encrypted b) Decrypted c) Corrected d) Both (a) and (b)
30. A polymorphic virus undergoes
a) Crossover b) Mutation c) Genetic processing d) None of these.
31. Key used in the symmetric key cryptography is
a) Public key b) Private key c) Permanent key d) Session key
32. Chosen cipher text attack is based on
a) Cryptanalysis b) Cryptography c) Encryption d) Decryption
33. Authentication service that can be used in windows platform is
a) DES b) RSA c) MD5 d) KERBEROS
34. A virus that cannot be detected by antivirus software is
a) Parasitic b) Polymorphic c) Stealth d) Worm
35. An attack ok authenticity is
a) Interruption b) Interception c) Fabrication d) Violation
36. The process of writing the text as rows and read it as columns is known as
a) Vernam cipher b) Caesar cipher
c) Transposition columnar cipher d) Homophonic substitution cipher
37. The principal of _______ ensures that only the sender and the intended recipients have access to
the contents of message
a) Confidentiality b) Authentication c) Integrity d) Access control
38. In IDEA key is of ______ bits.
a) 128 b) 64 c) 256 d) 512
39. RSA_____ be used for digital signature.
a) Must no b) Cannot c) Can d) Should not
40. _______ is a message digest algorithm.
a) DES b) IDEA c) MD5 d) RSA
41. Biometric authentication works on the basis of
a) Human characteristics b) Passwords
c) Smart cards d) Pin
42. ______ forms the basis for the randomness of authentication token.
a) Password b) Seed c) MD5 d) RSA
43. In polyalphabetic cipher, the characters in plaintext have a relation with the characters in cipher
text
a) One to one b) One to many c) Many to one d) Many to many
44. In polyalphabetic cipher, the characters in plaintext have a relation with the characters in cipher
text
a) One to one b) One to many c) Many to one d) Many to many
45. There are ______ encryption rounds in IDEA.
a) 5 b) 16 c) 10 d) 8
46. The main goal of _____ attack is to obtain unauthorized access to the information.
a) Active b) Caesar c) Passive d) Brute force
47. _____ involves trying every possible key until a proper translation of cipher text into plain text is
obtained.
a) Man in the middle attack b) Chosen Plain text Attack
c) Brute Force attack d) None of these
48. Encryption Algorithm is
a) Mode of Cryptography b) Security approach of cryptography
c) Components of cryptography d) All of the above
49. _______ operates on smaller unit of plain text.
a) Block cipher b) Stream cipher
c) Rail fence d) Both (a) and (b)
50. In______ mode, the same plaintext value will always result in the same cipher text value.
a) Cipher Block Chaining b) Cipher Feedback
c) Electronic code book d) Output Feedback
51. Which cryptographic mode includes the use of Initial Vector?
a) Electronic Code book mode b) Cipher Block Chaining mode
c) Cipher Feedback mode d) Output Feedback mode
52. The DES process involves ____ number of rounds.
a) 8 b) 32 c) 12 d) 16
53. RC5 is a type of
a) Block Cipher b) Plain cipher
c) Stream Cipher d) Caesar cipher
54. In Digital Signature, there is _____ relationship between signature and message.
a) Many to one b) One to many
c) Many to many d) One to one
55. When a Hash function is used to provide message authentication, the hash function value is
referred to as
a) Message digest b) Message authentication code
c) Hashed based MAC d) None of these
56. In ______ , the malicious code is installed on a personal computer or server misdirecting users to
fraudulent website.
a) Phishing scam b) Pharming scam
c) Spoofing d) Sniffing
57. This web threat is used to fake one’s identity
a) Sniffing b) Spoofing c) Pharming d) Phishing
58. Which security protocol is used to secure pages where users are required to submit sensitive
information?
a) Secure Socket Layer b) Transport Layer Security
c) Secure IP d) Secure HTTP
59. The criteria which makes TLS more secure than SSL is
a) Message Authentication b) Key material generation
c) Both (a) and (b) d) None of these
60. The _____ mode of IPsec, take the whole IP packet to form secure communication between two
gateways
a) Transport b) Tunnel c) Either (a) or (b) d) Both (a) and (b)
61. The _____ authentication factor that relate to something that a user is or does and includes
biometric identifiers.
a) Knowledge factor b) Ownership factor
c) Inherence Factor d) Authentication factor
62. In password selection strategy, minimum length of characters used
a) 6 b) 10 c) 8 d) 14
63. Example of an Authentication Token is
a) Key fob b) Smart card c) Pin d) None of these
64. A ______ acts as a barrier between a trusted network and an untrusted network
a) Bridge b) Router c) Firewall d) Both (a) and (b)
65. It monitors the TCP handshaking going on between the local and remote host to determine
whether the session being initiated is legitimate.
a) Application Layer Firewall b) State full firewall
c) Packet firewall d) Circuit level firewall
66. A substitution cipher substitutes one symbol with
a) Keys b) Multi parties c) Single party d) Others
67. Man in the middle attack can endanger the security of Diffie Hellman method if two parties are
not
a) Joined b) Authenticated c) Submitted d) Shared
68. Which layer filters the proxy firewall?
a) Application b) Network c) Transport d) None of the
above
69. Hash function is used to produce
a) Fingerprint of a file b) Useful for message authentication
c) Both (a) and (b) d) None of the above
70. Name the network attack that floods it with useless traffic.
a) Spoofing b) Denial of Service attack c) Virus d) Trojan Horse
71. Encryption Strength is based on
a) Strength of Algorithm b) Secrecy of key
c) Length of key d) All of the above
72. Kerberos is an authentication scheme that can be used for
a) Public key cryptography b) Digital signature
c) Hash function d) Single sign on
73. Which of the following is not a block cipher operating mode?
a) ECB b) CFB c) CBF d) CBC
74. One Time Pad is also known as
a) Playfair cipher b) Hill cipher c) Vigenere Cipher d) Perfect Secrecy
75. _________ is the name for Public Key Infrastructure certificate
 a) Man in the Middle attack b) Certificate Authority
c) Resource Access Control facility d) Script kiddy
76. Network Address Translation is______ with transport mode.
a) Supported b) Not supported
c) May or may not supported d) Does not have any relation
77. Which one of the following belongs to SSL protocol?
a) Handshake Protocol b) Change Cipher Spec protocol
c) Both (a) and (b) d) None of the above
78. Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) belongs to which Internet Security Protocol?
a) Secure Socket Layer Protocol b) Secure IP Protocol
c) Secure Http Protocol d) Transport Layer Security Protocol
79. The four Primary Security Principles related to messages are
a) Confidentiality, Integrity, Non repudiation and Authentication.
b) Confidentiality, Access Control, Integrity, Non repudiation.
c) Authentication, Authorization, Availability, Integrity
d) Availability, Authorization, Confidentiality, Integrity.
80. ________ is the science to make them secure
A. Cryptography B. Cryptoanalysis
C. either (a) or (b) D. neither (a) nor (b)
81. The ________is the original
A. ciphertext B. plaintext C. secret-text D. none of the above
82. The ________ is the
A. ciphertext B. plaintext C. secret-text D. none of the above
83. A(n) _______ algorithm
A. encryption B. decryption C. either (a) or (b) D. neither (a) nor (b)
84. A(n) _______ algorithm
A. encryption B. decryption C. either (a) or (b) D. neither (a) nor (b)
85. A combination of an algorithm is called a ________.
A. cipher B. secret C. key D. none of the above
86. The _______ is a number operates
A. cipher B. secret C. key D. none of the above
87. In a(n) ________ cipher, and receiver.
A. symmetric-key B. asymmetric-key
C. either (a) or (b) D. neither (a) nor (b)
88. In a(n) ________, the
A. symmetric-key B. asymmetric-key
C. either (a) or (b) D. neither (a) nor (b)
89. In a(n) ________ cipher, a pair of keys is used.
A. symmetric-key B. asymmetric-key
C. either (a) or (b) D. neither (a) nor (b)
90. In an asymmetric key cipher, the sender uses the _______________ key
a) private b) public c) either (a) or (b) d) neither (a) nor (b)
91. In an asymmetric-key
A. private B. public C. either (a) or (b) D. neither (a) nor (b)
92. A ________ cipher replaces character.
A. substitution B. transposition C. either (a) or (b) D. neither (a) nor
(b)
93. DES is a(n)_________________method adopted by the U.U government
a) symmetric key b) asymmetric key c) either (a) or (b) d) neither (a) nor (b)
94. DES has an initial and final permutation block and _________________
a) 14 b) 15 c) 16 d) none of the above
95. DES uses a key generator to generate sixteen_____________round keys
a) 32-bit b) 48-bit c) 54-bit d) 42-bit
96. The Caesar cipher is a ____________ cipher that has a key of 3
a) transposition b) additive c) shift d) none of the above
97. The __________ cipher reorders the plaintext characters to create a cipher text
a) substitution b) transposition c) either (a) or (b) d) neither (a) or (b)
98. A (n) __________ is a keyless substitution cipher with N inputs and M outputs that uses a
formula to define the relationship between the input stream and the output stream.
a) S-box b) P-box c) T-box d) None of the above
99. A(n) _____________ is a keyless transposition cipher with N inputs and M outputs that uses a
table to define the relationship between the input stream and the output stream.
a) S-box b) P-box c) T-box d) None of the above
100. A modern cipher is usually a complex ___________ cipher made of a combination of different
simple ciphers.
a) round b) circle c) square d) none of the above
Answers to the Questions
1.(a) Transposition 2.(a) Electronic Payment System
3.(c) Key Exchange 4.(b) 56
5.(a) Authentication 6.(a) 12
7.(a) Does not 8.(a) DES encryption algorithm
9.(c) Brute Force Attack 10.(b) 160
11.(b) Confidentiality 12.(b) Non Repudiation
13.(b) 4 14.(b) Platform Independent
15.(a) Masquerade 16.(c) Traffic Analysis
17.(d) Packet Filtering 18.(c) Network
19.(a) Substitution cipher 20.(d) Source Authentication and data integrity
21.(b) Sender's Public key
22.(a) Encryption of messages both sent by client and Server
23.(b) 02 24.(a) Poly alphabetic Cipher
25.(a) Router 26.(d) Security Mechanism
27.(b) 128 28.(c) Block cipher
29.(a) Encrypted 30.(b) Mutation
31.(a) Public Key 32.(a) Cryptanalysis
33.(d) Kerberos 34.(c) Stealth
35.(b) Interception 36.(c) Transposition Columnar cipher
37.(b) Authentication 38.(a) 128
39.(c) Can 40.(c) MD5
41.(a) Human Characteristics 42.(a) Password
43.(b) One to Many 44.(b) Confusion
45.(d) 8 46.(c) Passive
47.(c) Brute Force Attack 48.(c) Component of Cryptography
49.(b) Stream Cipher 50.(c) Electronic codebook
51.(b) Cipher Block Chaining mode 52.(d) 16
53.(a) Block Cipher 54.(d) One to One
55.(a) Message Digest 56.(b) Pharming Scam
57.(b) Spoofing 58.(a) Secure Socket Layer
59.(c) both (a) and (b) 60.(b) Tunnel
61.(c) Inherence Factor 62.(c) 8
63.(b) Smart Card 64.(c) Firewall
65.(d) Circuit Level gateways protocol 66.(d) others
67.(b) Authenticated 68.(a) Application
69.(b) Useful for message authentication 70.(a) spoofing
71.(d) All of the above 72.(b) Digital Signature
73.(c) CBF 74.(d) Perfect Secrecy
75.(b) Certificate Authority 76.(b) not supported
77.(c) both (a) and (c) 78.(b) Secure IP Protocol
79.(a) Confidentiality, Integrity, Non repudiation, Authenticity
80. (a) Cryptography 81. (b) Plaintext
82. (a) ciphertext 83. (a ) encryption
84. (b ) decryption 85. (a) cipher
86. ( c) key 87. (a ) symmetric key
88. ( a) symmetric key 89. ( b) asymmetric key
90.( b) public 91. (A) private
92. ( A) substitution 93. (a) symmetric key
94. (c) 16 95. b) 48-bit
96. c) shift 97. b) transposition
98. a) S-box 99. b) P-box
100. a) round