18.1.1 - Introduction to Secure Communication
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Practice Questions
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What is the purpose of encryption?
💡 Hint: Think about what needs to be kept secret.
What is ciphertext?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens to a message when it's encrypted.
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What does encryption do to a message?
💡 Hint: Consider the goal of encryption.
True or False: The same key is used for both encryption and decryption in symmetric encryption.
💡 Hint: Think about the symmetry in the name.
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Investigate a scenario where an attacker has intercepted a key exchange using Diffie-Hellman. What consequences arise if the discrete logarithm problem is easily solvable?
💡 Hint: Consider the implications of breaking the underlying math principle.
Explain how symmetric encryption can be undermined in the case of key exposure. Provide an analysis of possible breaches.
💡 Hint: Think about how a lost key might affect the security of a lock.
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