Nonrepudiation and Availability Services Quiz
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What does nonrepudiation prevent?

  • Receiver from denying a transmitted message
  • Receiver from acknowledging a transmitted message
  • Sender from acknowledging a transmitted message
  • Sender from denying a transmitted message (correct)
  • Which type of cryptographic mechanism allows data to be encrypted and decrypted?

  • Irreversible cryptographic mechanisms
  • Digital signatures
  • Reversible cryptographic mechanisms (correct)
  • Cryptographic hash functions
  • What is the purpose of message authentication codes in digital signature applications?

  • To ensure non-repudiation of messages
  • To verify the integrity of messages (correct)
  • To provide confidentiality to messages
  • To prevent availability issues
  • In the context of cryptographic algorithms, what do irreversible cryptographic mechanisms include?

    <p>Hash algorithms and message authentication codes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of a digital signature?

    <p>To verify the integrity of messages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role does access control service play in ensuring the availability of a system?

    <p>Protecting against denial-of-service attacks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of a cryptographic hash function?

    <p>To turn a variable amount of text into a small, fixed-length value</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key characteristic that distinguishes a cryptographic hash function from a regular hash function?

    <p>Additional properties that make it useful for other cryptographic algorithms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do symmetric encryption algorithms differ from keyless algorithms like hash functions?

    <p>Symmetric encryption requires a secret key, while hash functions do not</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of a digital signature?

    <p>To authenticate the origin and integrity of a message</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do symmetric encryption algorithms use a secret key differently than digital signatures?

    <p>Symmetric encryption requires the same secret key for both the sender and receiver, while digital signatures use a public/private key pair</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do cryptographic hash functions differ from pseudorandom number generators (PRNGs)?

    <p>Hash functions produce a fixed-length output, while PRNGs produce a variable-length output</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of a message authentication code (MAC)?

    <p>To verify the integrity of the message</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does a block cipher operate on data?

    <p>As a sequence of blocks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which component is typically involved in the generation of a MAC?

    <p>A cryptographic hash function</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes a stream cipher from a block cipher?

    <p>A stream cipher operates on data as a sequence of bits</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key factor that determines the transformation performed by a block cipher?

    <p>The secret key</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of using a digital signature?

    <p>To authenticate the sender of the message</p> Signup and view all the answers

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