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Lecture 8 Flashcards

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Cryptography: comes from ?

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Cryptology

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Greek

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Cryptography: Kryptos means ?

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hidden

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Cryptography: Grahein means ?

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to write

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Process of making and using codes to secure the transmission of information

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Cryptology

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Cryptography

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Process of obtaining the original message form encrypted message

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Cryptology

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Cryptanalysis

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Process of converting an original message into a form that is unreadable to unauthorized individuals

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Cryptology

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Encryption

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Process of converting the encrypted message (cipertext) into an easily read message (plain text)

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Cryptology

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Decryption

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Programmatic steps to encrypt message

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Cryptology - Basic Definitions

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Algorithm

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Encryption method or process

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Cryptology - Basic Definitions

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Cipher

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Encrypted message

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Cryptology - Basic Definitions

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Ciphertext or cryptogram

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Process of converting unencrypted components into encrypted components

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Cryptology - Basic Definitions

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Code

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Convert to plaintext

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Cryptology - Basic Definitions

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Decipher

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To encrypt

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Cryptology - Basic Definitions

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Encipher

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Information used with the algorithm to encrypt

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Cryptology - Basic Definitions

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Key or crypto-variable

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Entire range of values that can possibly be used to construct an individual key

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Cryptology - Basic Definitions

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Key-space

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Series of encryptions /decryptions between a number of systems

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Cryptology - Basic Definitions

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Link encryption

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The original message

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Cryptology - Basic Definitions

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Plaintext or clear text

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Process of hiding messages

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Cryptology - Basic Definitions

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Steganography

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Amount - effort required to perform cryptanalysis

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Cryptology - Basic Definitions

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Work factor

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(2) Cipher methods

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Cryptology - Cipher methods

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  • Bit stream method
  • Block cipher method
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Each bit in the plaintext is transformed bit by bit

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Cryptology - 1/2 Cipher methods 1/2 ?

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Bit stream method

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Most common use XOR

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Cryptology - 1/2 Cipher methods 2/2 ?

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Bit stream method

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Messaged divided into blocks

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Cryptology - 2/2 Cipher methods 1/3 ?

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Block cipher method

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Each block is encoded

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Cryptology - 2/2 Cipher methods 2/3 ?

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Block cipher method

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Substitution, transposition, XOR or combination

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Cryptology - 2/2 Cipher methods 3/3 ?

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Block cipher method

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Substitute one value for another

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Cryptology - 1/3 ?

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Substitution Cipher

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3 character substitution to the right

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Cryptology - 2/3 ?

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Substitution Cipher

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Simple by itself – powerful when combined with other operations

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Cryptology - 3/3 ?

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Substitution Cipher

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3 shift to the right is know as the ?

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Cryptology - Substitution Cipher

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Caesar Cipher

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Implemented using the Vigenere Square

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Cryptology - 1/6 ?

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Vigenere Cipher

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26 distinct cipher alphabets

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Cryptology - 2/6 ?

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Vigenere Cipher

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Header row – normal order

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Cryptology - 3/6 ?

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Vigenere Cipher

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Each additional row – shift right

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Cryptology - 4/6 ?

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Vigenere Cipher

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Start in first row and find a substitution for one letter

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Cryptology - 5/6 ?

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Vigenere Cipher

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Move down the rows for each subsequent letter of plaintext

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Cryptology - 6/6 ?

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Vigenere Cipher

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Simply rearranges the values within a block

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Cryptology - 1/4 ?

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Transposition Cipher

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Can be done at the bit level or the byte level

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Cryptology - 2/4 ?

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Transposition Cipher

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Julius Caesar was associated with the early version of this cipher also

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Cryptology - 3/4 ?

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Transposition Cipher

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Larger blocks or keys makes cipher stronger

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Cryptology - 4/4 ?

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Transposition Cipher

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  • Function of Boolean algebra
  • Two bits are compared
  • If identical, result is binary 0
  • If not identical, result is binary 1

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Cryptology - 1/2 ?

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Exclusive OR (XOR)

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  • Very simple encryption
  • Not very secure

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Cryptology - 2/2 ?

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Exclusive OR (XOR)

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One-time pad

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Cryptology - 1/4 ?

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Vernam Cipher

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Uses a set of characters only one time for each encryption process

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Cryptology - 2/4 ?

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Vernam Cipher

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  • Each character of the plaintext is turned into a number and a pad value for that position is added
  • Sum is then converted back to a cipher text

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Cryptology - 3/4 ?

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Vernam Cipher

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Decryption requires knowledge of pad values or difficult cryptanalysis.

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Cryptology - 4/4 ?

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Vernam Cipher

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List of codes representing a page number, line number, and word number of the plaintext word.

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Cryptology - Book or Running Key Cipher

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Cipher text

47
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Not an encryption methodology

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Cryptology - 1/5 ?

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Hash functions

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  • Fingerprinting
  • Used to determine if it is the same message
  • Not used to decypher

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Cryptology - 2/5 ?

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Hash functions

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Message always provide same hash value if unaltered

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Cryptology - 3/5 ?

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Hash functions

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  • Do not require keys
  • Uses Message Authentication Code (MAC)

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Cryptology - 4/5 ?

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Hash functions

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  • Key-dependent
  • Used in password verification systems

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Cryptology - 5/5 ?

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Hash functions

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generates a message summary or digest

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Cryptology - Hash functions

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Mathematical algorithm

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Secure algorithm

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Cryptology - 1/3 ?

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Secure Hash Standard (SHS)

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Standard issued by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

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Cryptology - 2/3 ?

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Secure Hash Standard (SHS)

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  • SHA-1 Produces a 160 bit digest
  • Family of SHA

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Cryptology - 3/3 ?

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Secure Hash Standard (SHS)

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A 256-bit cipher algorithm

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Cryptology - Secure Hash Standard (SHS) - 1/2 ?

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SHA-256

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Creates a key - encrypting the intermediate hash value with the message block functioning as the key

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Cryptology - Secure Hash Standard (SHS) - 2/2 ?

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SHA-256

58
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Symmetric and asymmetric and hybrid

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Cryptology

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Cryptographic Algorithms

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  • Requires the same secret key
  • Encryption methods use mathematical operations

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Cryptology - Cryptographic Algorithms - 1/3 ?

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Symmetric Encryption

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Both the sender and receiver must have the secret key

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Cryptology - Cryptographic Algorithms - 2/3 ?

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Symmetric Encryption

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Primary challenge – getting key to receiver

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Cryptology - Cryptographic Algorithms - 3/3 ?

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Symmetric Encryption

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  • Uses two different but related keys
  • Either key can encrypt or decrypt
  • Must use other to perform other function

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Cryptology - Cryptographic Algorithms - 1/5 ?

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Asymmetric Encryption

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  • One key private
  • One key public

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Cryptology - Cryptographic Algorithms - 2/5 ?

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Asymmetric Encryption

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  • Also know as public key encryption

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Cryptology - Cryptographic Algorithms - 3/5 ?

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Asymmetric Encryption

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  • Based on one-way functions
  • One is simple to compute , the opposite is complex

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Cryptology - Cryptographic Algorithms - 4/5 ?

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Asymmetric Encryption

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  • Based on hash value
  • Uses mathematical trapdoor

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Cryptology - Cryptographic Algorithms - 5/5 ?

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Asymmetric Encryption

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that enable you to easily accomplish the reverse function in a one-way function.

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Cryptology - Cryptographic Algorithms - Asymmetric Encryption

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Secret mechanism

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becomes the true key

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Cryptology - Cryptographic Algorithms - Asymmetric Encryption

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Public key

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is derived form public key using trapdoor

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Cryptology - Cryptographic Algorithms - Asymmetric Encryption

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Private

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First public key encryption algorithm

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Cryptology - Public Key - 1/3 ?

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RSA (Rivest-Shamir-Adlemann)

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  • Published for commercial use
  • E-commerce browsers

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Cryptology - Public Key - 2/3 ?

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RSA (Rivest-Shamir-Adlemann)

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Has become the de facto standard

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Cryptology - Public Key - 3/3 ?

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RSA (Rivest-Shamir-Adlemann)

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  • Cryptovariable or key size must be decided
  • Length of key increase the number of random selections to be guessed
  • Length of key influences strength

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Cryptology - 1/2 ?

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Encryption Key Size

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  • The security of encrypted data is NOT dependent on keeping the algorithm secret
  • Depends on keeping some or all of the elements of the keys secret

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Cryptology - 2/2 ?

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Encryption Key Size

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Integrated system of software, encryption methodologies, protocols, legal agreements, and 3rd part services

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Cryptology - 1/2 ?

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Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

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  • Based on public key
  • Include digital certificates and certificate authorities

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Cryptology - 1/2 ?

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Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

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  • Based on public key
  • Include digital certificates and certificate authorities

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Cryptology - 2/2 ?

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Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

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Public key container files that allow computer program to validate the key and identify to whom it belongs.

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Cryptology

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Digital Certificates

79
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? ?? ??? ???? ?????

(5) Key characteristics to be integrated into business practices

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Cryptology - Digital Certificates

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  • Authentication
  • Integrity
  • Privacy
  • Authorization
  • Non-repudiation
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  • Used by third party
  • Certifies the authenticity of the
  • Digital signature is attached

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Cryptology

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Digital Certificate

81
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Created to verify information transferred using electronic systems

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Cryptology - 1/4 ?

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Digital Signatures

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Currently asymmetric encryption processes are used to create digital signatures

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Cryptology - 2/4 ?

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Digital Signatures

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Encrypted messages that can be mathematically authentic

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Cryptology - 3/4 ?

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Digital Signatures

84
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Used when using DSS (digital Signature Standard)

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Cryptology - 4/4 ?

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Digital Signatures

85
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Pure asymmetric keys encryption is not widely used except in digital certificates

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Cryptology - 1/3 ?

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Hybrid Cryptography Systems

86
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More widely used as part of hybrid system

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Cryptology - 2/3 ?

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Hybrid Cryptography Systems

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Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange method

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Cryptology - 3/3 ?

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Hybrid Cryptography Systems

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Process of hiding information

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Cryptology - 1/4 ?

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Steganography

89
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Not technically a form of cryptography

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Cryptology - 2/4 ?

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Steganography

90
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Use one bit per color or bits per pixelo store information

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Cryptology - 3/4 ?

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Steganography

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Compute files that don’t use all available bits

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Cryptology - 4/4 ?

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Steganography

92
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? ??

(2) Protocols for Secure Communication

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Cryptology - Protocols for Secure Communication

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  • Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
  • Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (S-HTTP)
93
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Used public key encryption to secure channel

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Cryptology - 1/2 Protocols for Secure Communication

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Secure Socket Layer (SSL)

94
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Two layers of Protocol

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Cryptology - 1/2 Protocols for Secure Communication - SSL

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  • SSL Record Protocol
  • Standard HTTP
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  • Compression, encryption and attachment of SSL header
  • Received encrypted messages are decrypted and reassembled
  • Basic security at top level of SSL protocol stack

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Cryptology - 1/2 Protocols for Secure Communication - SSL - 1/2 Layers of protocol

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SSL Record Protocol

96
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Internet communication services

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Cryptology - 1/2 Protocols for Secure Communication - SSL - 2/2 Layers of protocol

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Standard HTTP

97
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Extended version of hypertext transfer protocol

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Cryptology - 2/2 Protocols for Secure Communication 1/3 ?

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Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (S-HTTP)

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Provides for encryption of individual messages between client and server

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Cryptology - 2/2 Protocols for Secure Communication 2/3 ?

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Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (S-HTTP)

99
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  • No session
  • Designed for sending individual messages

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Cryptology - 2/2 Protocols for Secure Communication 3/3 ?

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Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (S-HTTP)

100
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Adds encryption of MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)

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Cryptology - Securing E-mail

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Secure Multipurpose Internet mail Extensions (S/MIME)

101
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Uses 3DES symmetric key encryption and RSA for key

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Cryptology - Securing E-mail

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PEM

102
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  • Pretty Good Privacy
  • Used IDEA Cipher

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Cryptology - Securing E-mail

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PGP

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