Cryptography and Cryptanalysis Quiz
10 Questions
0 Views

Choose a study mode

Play Quiz
Study Flashcards
Spaced Repetition
Chat to lesson

Podcast

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

Which category of cryptography is popularly known as public key cryptography?

  • Asymmetric key Cryptography (correct)
  • Secret Key Encryption
  • Symmetric key Cryptography
  • Shared Key Encryption

    • What is the study of deciphering ciphertext without knowing the key called?

  • Cryptanalysis (correct)
  • Cryptography
  • Encryption
  • Cryptology

    • What is the process of transforming information into a secure format called?

  • Cryptanalysis
  • Cryptography
  • Encryption (correct)
  • Decryption

    • What is the field that encompasses both cryptography and cryptanalysis called?

    <p>Cryptology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the only type of encryption in use prior to the development of public key encryption in the 1970s?

    <p>Symmetric key Cryptography</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which category of cryptography was the only type of encryption in use prior to the development of public key encryption in the 1970s?

    <p>Symmetric key Cryptography</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the study of encryption principles/methods called?

    <p>Cryptography</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the field that encompasses both cryptography and cryptanalysis called?

    <p>Cryptology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process of deciphering ciphertext without knowing the key called?

    <p>Cryptanalysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the two categories of cryptography?

    <p>Symmetric key Cryptography and Asymmetric key Cryptography</p> Signup and view all the answers

    More Like This

    Use Quizgecko on...
    Browser
    Open
    Browser
    Browser