Exam 3: Security Through Authentication and Encryption

Which authentication method is used on networks and in remote communications, typically employing Remote Authentication Dial-in User Servers and is compatible with many encryption methods?

Today, Kerberos is the most commonly used form of security for communications and transactions over the Web.

List five common types of attacks on encryption and authentication.

When following the ISO _____ format, a digital certificate includes a basic set of encrypted information.

In stream cipher, a specific key size is used for encryption.

When a network consists of Windows 2000 or later operating systems, Kerberos is the preferred logon authentication method.

When was the RSA encryption method created?

____________________ is the science of creating secret messages.

List the six specific fields in the AH.

List six applications that can be used with SSL.

What does SSH use to authenticate a communications session that uses passwords?

List and provide the key lengths for the three different flavors of RSA used by MPPE.

Which of the following cipher command-line parameters copies encryption key and certificate data to a file that is encrypted for use by the cipher user?

_____ is an authenticating server for EAP.

Are user passwords in Red Hat Linux encrypted using 3DES and stored in the /etc/passwd file?

Which version of hashing algorithm uses a mathematical formula to reduce a message to 160 bits and then hashes a digital signature to go with the message?

Was SSH developed by Netscape to provide authentication security for TCP/IP applications such as FTP and Telnet?

Was AES originally developed for the U.S. National Security Agency?

CFS can be used for remote file access through the NFS used by Netware systems.

What form of encryption is being enabled in the figure above?