Asymmetric Ciphers Flashcards
1
Q
DERED
A
Diffie-Hellman
Elliptic Curve (ECC)
RSA
El Gamal
DSA (digital sig algorithm)
2
Q
Diffie-Hellman 1,2,5,14
A
Key 1024-2048
1: 768
2: 1024
5: 1536
14: 2048
No authentication
Vulnerable to Man in the Middle
3
Q
ECC (Eliptical Curve)
A
Key 224
ECDSA (EC digital signature algorithm)
Provides authentication and encryption
Uses less resources than RSA (used in cellphones)
4
Q
RSA
A
Key 1024-4096
Leverages Prime numbers
Most popular provides authentication (digital signature) and encryption
Used in web and Email
5
Q
El Gamal
A
Key 256-whatever
Used with PGP
Extension of DHellman
Usually slower than RSA and ECC
6
Q
DSA (digital sig algorithm)
A
FIPS 186
Federal Information Processing for digital sigs
