Modern Cryptographic Defenses and Attack Vectors

A medium-difficulty set of questions probing the application of encryption, hashing, and authentication in modern security contexts.

#Encryption#Protocols#Cryptanalysis#Key Management#Authentication

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Which of the following cryptographic algorithms is specifically valued for its ability to provide strong security with relatively short key lengths, making it advantageous for Internet of Things (IoT) devices and mobile applications?
Question 1
2
In the context of securing stored passwords, what is the primary purpose of a function that deliberately requires a significant amount of computational resources to derive a key from a password?
Question 2
3
An attacker intercepts encrypted network traffic from a corporate VPN. Later, they acquire a decrypted version of a specific, routine status report sent via that VPN. Which classical attack model does this acquired information most directly enable?
Question 3
4
A secure login protocol is designed so that the server can verify a user's password without ever receiving or storing the password itself, even in hashed form. Which cryptographic concept is fundamental to building such a protocol?
Question 4
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To legally prove the authenticity and origin of a sensitive financial directive sent via email, and to ensure the sender cannot later deny sending it, which cryptographic mechanism is mandatory?
Question 5
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In a block cipher operating in CBC mode, a specific padding scheme is commonly used where, if N bytes of padding are needed, each of those N bytes is set to the value N. What is the name of this widely implemented padding method?
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Which modern end-to-end encryption protocol, foundational to several popular messaging applications, is specifically designed to provide forward secrecy and break-in recovery for asynchronous communication?
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Modern Cryptographic Defenses and Attack Vectors

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Which of the following cryptographic algorithms is specifically valued for its ability to provide strong security with relatively short key lengths, making it advantageous for Internet of Things (IoT) devices and mobile applications?

In the context of securing stored passwords, what is the primary purpose of a function that deliberately requires a significant amount of computational resources to derive a key from a password?

An attacker intercepts encrypted network traffic from a corporate VPN. Later, they acquire a decrypted version of a specific, routine status report sent via that VPN. Which classical attack model does this acquired information most directly enable?

A secure login protocol is designed so that the server can verify a user's password without ever receiving or storing the password itself, even in hashed form. Which cryptographic concept is fundamental to building such a protocol?

To legally prove the authenticity and origin of a sensitive financial directive sent via email, and to ensure the sender cannot later deny sending it, which cryptographic mechanism is mandatory?

In a block cipher operating in CBC mode, a specific padding scheme is commonly used where, if N bytes of padding are needed, each of those N bytes is set to the value N. What is the name of this widely implemented padding method?

Which modern end-to-end encryption protocol, foundational to several popular messaging applications, is specifically designed to provide forward secrecy and break-in recovery for asynchronous communication?

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