18 Questions
What does RSA stand for in the context of encryption?
Rivest-Shamir-Adleman
What are the components of a public key in RSA encryption?
{e, n}
How is RSA used in HTTPS?
To establish secure connections between web browsers and servers.
Why is RSA used in SSH?
To secure remote access to servers and devices.
What is the purpose of RSA algorithm in secure communication protocols?
To ensure confidentiality and integrity of data transmission.
Who must know the value of 'n' in RSA encryption?
Both sender and receiver.
What are the names of the three individuals who developed the RSA algorithm?
Rivest, Adi Shamir, Len Adleman
What are the typical sizes for the integer n in the RSA scheme?
1024 bits or 309 decimal digits
In RSA encryption, what values must both the sender and receiver know?
Value of n
What are the components of the public key in RSA encryption?
{e, n}
Which exponent do only the receiver know in the RSA encryption process?
d
What type of encryption algorithm is RSA?
Public-key encryption
What is the purpose of using RSA in VPNs?
To establish secure tunnels between devices and networks for private and secure communication over public networks.
How can RSA be used in emails?
To digitally sign emails, ensuring their authenticity and preventing tampering.
In what way can RSA be applied to file encryption?
RSA can be used to encrypt sensitive files, protecting them from unauthorized access.
Explain the role of RSA in database encryption.
RSA can be used to encrypt sensitive data in databases, protecting it from unauthorized access.
Describe the process of digital signatures using RSA.
Calculates a hash value for the message and provides the hash value along with the recipient's public key as inputs to a digital signature verification algorithm.
What security capabilities do digital signatures based on asymmetric key provide?
Digital signatures provide a set of security capabilities that would be difficult to implement in any other way.
Learn about RSA encryption algorithm covering modular arithmetic, Euler’s totient function, multiplicative inverse, and the Rivest-Shamir-Adleman (RSA) algorithm. Understand how cipher text and plain text are encrypted and decrypted with public and private keys.
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