Assignments Questions on Information Security

Assignment-1 Questions

SET-1:

1. Differentiate active and passive security attack.
2. Write short notes on Data confidentiality.
3. Explain symmetric cipher model with diagram.
4. Compare and contrast linear cryptanalysis and differential cryptanalysis.
5. Write RSA algorithm and explain with one example
6. Explain simple secret key distribution with diagram.

SET-2:

1. What is known as security attack?  Also define the term IP security.
2. Draw and explain the general Structure of Secure Hash Code.
3. Draw the diagram and explain Public-Key Distribution Scenario.
4. How DES Signing and Verifying is done? Explain.
5. State the properties and requirements of digital signature.
6. Differentiate RSA and DES approach for digital signature.

SET-3:

1. Compare and Contrast between Symmetric and Asymmetric key cryptography.
2. Discuss in detail about AES algorithm.
3. Discuss in details about cipher block modes of operation.
4. What do you mean by the Kerberos Realm? Explain the working of Kerberos.
5. What are the advantages of Key Distribution?  What are different approaches to Public-key Management?
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SET-4:

1. What the principles of public key cryptosystems?  List the 6 ingredients of public key encryption.
2. Name the security services available for Information Security.  What are the requirements for (message) authentication?
3. Describe DES algorithm with neat diagram and explain the steps.
4. Explain in detail about various security attacks.
5. Explain the ceaser cipher.  And brief the strengths of triple DES.
6. Explain RSA algorithm, perform encryption and decryption to the system with p=7, q=11, e=17, M=8

SET-5:

1. Explain Diffie-Hellman key exchange algorithm in detail
2. Explain digital signature standard with necessary diagrams in detail.
3. Differentiate between interruption and interception attacks.
4. Outline the concepts of authentication and access control.
5. Outline the concept of traffic confidentiality and its significance in network security.
6. Define Blowfish cipher and highlight its major advantages.

SET-6:

1. Compare RSA with Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) in terms of key size, security, performance and application.
2. Illustrate SHA-512 algorithm with suitable example.
3. Explain HMAC algorithm in detail.
4. Outline the major applications of digital signatute.
5. Classify the authentication protocols and list out their features.
6. List the advantages and limitations of Kerberos.