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This set of Internet Security Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Internet Security Set 1

Q1 | Message_____ means that the data must arrive at the receiver exactly as sent.
  • confidentiality
  • integrity
  • authentication
  • none of the above
Q2 | Message _______ means that the receiver is ensured that the message is coming from the intended sender, not an imposter.
  • confidentiality
  • integrity
  • authentication
  • none of the above
Q3 | A(n) ________function creates a message digest out of a message.
  • encryption
  • decryption
  • hash
  • none of the above
Q4 | The secret key between members needs to be created as a ______ key when two members contact KDC.
  • public
  • session
  • complimentary
  • none of the above
Q5 | The ________ criterion ensures that a message cannot easily be forged.
  • one-wayness
  • weak-collision-resistance
  • strong-collision-resistance
  • none of the above
Q6 | A(n) _____ is a trusted third party that assigns a symmetric key to two parties.
  • kdc
  • ca
  • kdd
  • none of the above
Q7 | A witness used in entity authentication is ____________.
  • something known
  • something possessed
  • something inherent
  • all of the above
Q8 | A _______ message digest is used as an MDC.
  • keyless
  • keyed
  • either (a) or (b)
  • neither (a) nor (b)
Q9 | A(n)______ creates a secret key only between a member and the center.
  • ca
  • kdc
  • kdd
  • none of the above
Q10 | ________ means to prove the identity of the entity that tries to access the system's resources.
  • message authentication
  • entity authentication
  • message confidentiality
  • none of the above
Q11 | A ________ signature is included in the document; a _______ signature is a separate entity.
  • conventional; digital
  • digital; digital
  • either (a) or (b)
  • neither (a) nor (b)
Q12 | If _________ is needed, a cryptosystem must be applied over the scheme.
  • integrity
  • confidentiality
  • nonrepudiation
  • authentication
Q13 | Digital signature provides ________.
  • authentication
  • non-repudiation
  • both (a) and (b)
  • neither (a) nor (b)
Q14 | Digital signature cannot provide ________ for the message.
  • integrity
  • confidentiality
  • non-repudiation
  • authentication
Q15 | To authenticate the data origin, one needs a(n) _______.
  • mdc
  • mac
  • either (a) or (b)
  • neither (a) nor (b)
Q16 | A(n) _________ can be used to preserve the integrity of a document or a message.
  • message digest
  • message summary
  • encrypted message
  • none of the above
Q17 | Challenge-response authentication can be done using ________.
  • symmetric-key ciphers
  • asymmetric-key ciphers
  • keyed-hash functions
  • all of the above
Q18 | The _______criterion ensures that we cannot find two messages that hash to the same digest.
  • one-wayness
  • weak-collision-resistance
  • strong-collision-resistance
  • none of the above
Q19 | A digital signature needs a(n)_________ system.
  • symmetric-key
  • asymmetric-key
  • either (a) or (b)
  • neither (a) nor (b)
Q20 | A(n) ________is a federal or state organization that binds a public key to an entity and issues a certificate.
  • kdc
  • kerberos
  • ca
  • none of the above
Q21 | Message ________ means that the sender and the receiver expect privacy.
  • confidentiality
  • integrity
  • authentication
  • none of the above
Q22 | In ________ authentication, the claimant proves that she knows a secret without actually sending it.
  • password-based
  • challenge-response
  • either (a) or (b)
  • neither (a) nor (b)
Q23 | In _______, a claimant proves her identity to the verifier by using one of the three kinds of witnesses.
  • message authentication
  • entity authentication
  • message confidentiality
  • message integrity
Q24 | The _______ criterion states that it must be extremely difficult or impossible to create the message if the message digest is given.
  • one-wayness
  • weak-collision-resistance
  • strong-collision-resistance
  • none of the above
Q25 | A(n) ______ is a hierarchical system that answers queries about key certification.
  • kdc
  • pki
  • ca
  • none of the above