SSCP Exam Questions
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- Question #557Cryptography
Brute force attacks against encryption keys have increased in potency because of increased computing power. Which of the following is often considered a good protection against the...
CryptographyBrute Force AttackSession KeysKey Management - Question #558Cryptography
The Data Encryption Standard (DES) encryption algorithm has which of the following characteristics?
DESSymmetric EncryptionBlock CipherKey Length - Question #559Cryptography
PGP uses which of the following to encrypt data?
PGPSymmetric encryptionHybrid cryptographyData encryption - Question #560Cryptography
A public key algorithm that does both encryption and digital signature is which of the following?
Public Key CryptographyRSADigital SignaturesAsymmetric Encryption - Question #561Cryptography
Which of the following identifies the encryption algorithm selected by NIST for the new Advanced Encryption Standard?
AESRijndaelNISTEncryption Algorithms - Question #562Cryptography
Compared to RSA, which of the following is true of Elliptic Curve Cryptography(ECC)?
Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC)RSAAsymmetric CryptographyKey Length - Question #563Cryptography
What are the three most important functions that Digital Signatures perform?
Digital SignaturesIntegrityAuthenticationNonrepudiation - Question #564Network and Communications Security
Which of the following protocols that provide integrity and authentication for IPSec, can also provide non-repudiation in IPSec?
IPSecAuthentication Header (AH)Non-repudiationNetwork Security Protocols - Question #565Cryptography
Which of the following is a cryptographic protocol and infrastructure developed to send encrypted credit card numbers over the Internet?
SET protocolElectronic transactionsCryptographic protocolsPayment security - Question #566Cryptography
Which of the following cryptographic attacks describes when the attacker has a copy of the plaintext and the corresponding ciphertext?
Cryptographic attacksKnown plaintext attackCryptanalysis - Question #567Cryptography
Which of the following is NOT a true statement regarding the implementaton of the 3DES modes?
3DESSymmetric Key CryptographyCryptographic Modes of OperationKeying Options - Question #568Cryptography
Which of the following ciphers is a subset on which the Vigenere polyalphabetic cipher was based on?
Vigenere cipherCaesar cipherClassical cryptographyPolyalphabetic substitution - Question #569Cryptography
In a known plaintext attack, the cryptanalyst has knowledge of which of the following?
Known Plaintext AttackCryptanalysisCryptography Attacks - Question #570Cryptography
What is the length of an MD5 message digest?
MD5Hash functionsMessage digestCryptographic algorithms - Question #571Cryptography
The Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA-1) creates:
SHA-1Hash FunctionsMessage DigestCryptographic Hashing - Question #572Cryptography
The RSA Algorithm uses which mathematical concept as the basis of its encryption?
RSA AlgorithmAsymmetric CryptographyPrime NumbersCryptographic Principles - Question #573Cryptography
The Clipper Chip utilizes which concept in public key cryptography?
Clipper ChipKey EscrowCryptography policyHistorical cryptography - Question #574Network and Communications Security
Which of the following are suitable protocols for securing VPN connections at the lower layers of the OSI model?
VPN protocolsOSI model layersIPsecL2TP - Question #575Network and Communications Security
What is the role of IKE within the IPsec protocol?
IKEIPsecKey ExchangeNetwork Protocols - Question #576Network and Communications Security
In which phase of Internet Key Exchange (IKE) protocol is peer authentication performed?
IKEIPsecAuthenticationVPN Protocols - Question #577Network and Communications Security
What is NOT an authentication method within IKE and IPsec?
IKEIPsecAuthentication methodsNetwork security protocols - Question #578Network and Communications Security
What is NOT true with pre shared key authentication within IKE / IPsec protocol?
IPsecIKEPre-shared KeyAuthentication - Question #579Cryptography
In a hierarchical PKI the highest CA is regularly called Root CA, it is also referred to by which one of the following term?
PKIRoot CACertificate AuthorityPKI hierarchy - Question #580Cryptography
What is the primary role of cross certification?
PKICross-certificationTrust ModelsCertificate Management - Question #581Cryptography
What kind of encryption is realized in the S/MIME-standard?
S/MIMEHybrid encryptionPublic key cryptographyEmail security - Question #582Security Operations and Administration
What is the main problem of the renewal of a root CA certificate?
PKICertificate AuthorityCertificate ManagementTrust Distribution - Question #583Cryptography
Virus scanning and content inspection of SMIME encrypted e-mail without doing any further processing is:
S/MIMEEmail EncryptionContent InspectionCryptography Basics - Question #584Cryptography
What attribute is included in a X.509-certificate?
X.509 certificateDigital certificatesPKIDistinguished Name (DN) - Question #587Security Concepts and Practices
What does the directive of the European Union on Electronic Signatures deal with?
Electronic SignaturesNon-repudiationEU DirectiveLegal Frameworks - Question #588Cryptography
A X.509 public key certificate with the key usage attribute "non repudiation" can be used for which of the following?
X.509 CertificatesKey UsageNon-RepudiationDigital Signatures - Question #589Cryptography
Which of the following would best describe certificate path validation?
CryptographyPKICertificate ValidationCertificate Chain - Question #590Security Operations and Administration
Which of the following can best define the "revocation request grace period"?
Certificate RevocationPKICertificate Management - Question #591Cryptography
Which is NOT a suitable method for distributing certificate revocation information?
PKICertificate RevocationCRLOCSP - Question #592Cryptography
Which of the following is true about digital certificate?
Digital CertificatesPKIAuthenticationIdentity Verification - Question #593Cryptography
What kind of Encryption technology does SSL utilize?
SSL/TLSHybrid EncryptionSymmetric EncryptionAsymmetric Encryption - Question #594Cryptography
What is the name of a one way transformation of a string of characters into a usually shorter fixed- length value or key that represents the original string? Such a transformation...
CryptographyHashingOne-way functionsData integrity - Question #595Cryptography
Which of the following is NOT an asymmetric key algorithm?
CryptographyAsymmetric AlgorithmsSymmetric AlgorithmsDES - Question #596Cryptography
Which of the following is NOT a symmetric key algorithm?
Symmetric Key AlgorithmsAsymmetric Key AlgorithmsDigital SignaturesCryptographic Algorithms - Question #597Cryptography
Which of the following ASYMMETRIC encryption algorithms is based on the difficulty of FACTORING LARGE NUMBERS?
Asymmetric EncryptionRSAFactoring Large NumbersCryptography Algorithms - Question #598Cryptography
The Diffie-Hellman algorithm is primarily used to provide which of the following?
Diffie-HellmanKey AgreementKey ExchangeCryptographic Algorithms - Question #599Network and Communications Security
Which protocol makes USE of an electronic wallet on a customer's PC and sends encrypted credit card information to merchant's Web server, which digitally signs it and sends it on t...
Secure Electronic Transaction (SET)E-commerce SecurityPayment ProtocolsNetwork Protocols - Question #600Cryptography
Which of the following algorithms does NOT provide hashing?
Hashing algorithmsStream ciphersCryptographic algorithmsAlgorithm identification - Question #601Cryptography
In what type of attack does an attacker try, from several encrypted messages, to figure out the key used in the encryption process?
Cryptography attacksCiphertext-only attackCryptanalysis - Question #602Cryptography
Which encryption algorithm is BEST suited for communication with handheld wireless devices?
ECCAsymmetric EncryptionWireless SecurityCryptography Efficiency - Question #603Cryptography
Which of the following keys has the SHORTEST lifespan?
CryptographyKey typesSession keysKey lifespan - Question #604Cryptography
What is the RESULT of a hash algorithm being applied to a message ?
HashingMessage digestCryptography fundamentals - Question #605Cryptography
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) uses a Message Authentication Code (MAC) for what purpose?
SSL/TLSMessage Authentication Code (MAC)Message IntegrityCryptography - Question #606Cryptography
Which of the following services is NOT provided by the digital signature standard (DSS)?
Digital SignaturesDSSCryptography ServicesIntegrity - Question #607Cryptography
What can be defined as an instance of two different keys generating the same ciphertext from the same plaintext?
Key clusteringCryptography weaknessesEncryption anomalies - Question #608Network and Communications Security
Which of the following is true about link encryption?
Link EncryptionNetwork SecurityData in TransitCryptography Vulnerabilities