Cryptography and Network Security Overview
5 Questions
2 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

What is the main purpose of symmetric encryption?

  • Protecting blocks of data from alteration
  • Concealing the contents of blocks or streams of data of any size (correct)
  • Authenticating the identity of entities
  • Concealing small blocks of data used in digital signatures

    • What is the primary function of data integrity algorithms?

  • Concealing the contents of blocks or streams of data of any size
  • Concealing small blocks of data used in digital signatures
  • Protecting blocks of data from alteration (correct)
  • Authenticating the identity of entities

    • According to the NIST Computer Security Handbook, what does computer security aim to attain?

  • Ensuring privacy and data confidentiality
  • Verifying the authenticity and accountability of users
  • Assuring that systems work promptly and service is not denied to authorized users
  • Preserving the integrity, availability, and confidentiality of information system resources (correct)

    • What is the main objective of data confidentiality?

    <p>Assuring that private or confidential information is not made available or disclosed to unauthorized individuals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does system integrity assure?

    <p>That a system performs its intended function in an unimpaired manner, free from deliberate or inadvertent unauthorized manipulation of the system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    More Like This

    Use Quizgecko on...
    Browser
    Open
    Browser
    Browser