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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE WITH TOP MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
#1. Which encryption algorithm is commonly used for securing wireless networks and is part of the WPA3 standard?
#2. What is the purpose of a salt in password hashing?
#3. Which encryption algorithm is widely used for securing web traffic and is supported by most web browsers?
#4. What is the purpose of key stretching in password hashing algorithms?
#5. Which cryptographic algorithm is commonly used for secure email communication and provides both encryption and digital signatures?
#6. In public-key cryptography, what is the purpose of a digital certificate?
#7. What is the main advantage of using elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) over RSA in terms of key size?
#8. Which cryptographic hash function is known for its collision resistance and is commonly used in digital signatures and certificates?
#9. What is the purpose of a digital envelope in public-key cryptography?
#10. Which encryption mode ensures that the same plaintext block encrypted multiple times produces different ciphertexts?
#11. What is the primary purpose of the Certificate Revocation List (CRL) in public-key infrastructure (PKI)?
#12. In the context of public-key cryptography, what is the purpose of the Certificate Authority (CA)?
#13. What is the purpose of a Hardware Security Module (HSM) in cryptography?
#14. What is the process of converting ciphertext back into plaintext called in cryptography?
#15. What is the purpose of key exchange algorithms in cryptography?
#16. Which encryption algorithm is commonly used for secure communication over the internet and supports key sizes of 128, 192, or 256 bits?
#17. In the Diffie-Hellman key exchange protocol, what is exchanged between the parties to establish a shared secret key?
#18. Which type of attack exploits the reuse of initialization vectors (IVs) in encryption algorithms like WEP and TKIP?
#19. What is the purpose of a nonce in cryptographic protocols?
#20. Which type of encryption algorithm uses the same key for both encryption and decryption and is commonly used for securing data transmission?