Encryptio Methods and Applications

Question 1

What are the two classes of encryption algorithms?

Answer 1

Symmetric and asymmetric

Question 2

Which algorithm is a one-way mathematical function that is used to provide data integrity?

Answer 2

SHA-2

Question 3

What is used to authenticate and verify the identity of a website?

Answer 3

Digital certificate

Question 4

What creates and manages digital validation for websites within the public key infrastructure (PKI) ?

Answer 4

Certificate authority (CA)

Question 5

Which symmetric encryption algorithm would provide the strongest data protection?

Answer 5

Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)

Question 6

Which two states of data domains would require encryption and hashing to secure the data?

Answer 6

Data in transit and data at risk

Question 7

Which two communication protocols use encryption to secure data in transit?

Answer 7

SSH and HTTPS

Question 8

Which type of encryption algorithm uses a pre-shared key to encrypt and decrypted?

Answer 8

Symmetric