Practice - Critical Roles of PRNGs in Cryptography
Practice Questions
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What does PRNG stand for?
💡 Hint: Think about the specific type of number generated.
Why are nonces used in cryptography?
💡 Hint: Consider what would happen if the same number was used more than once.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is a PRNG?
💡 Hint: Focus on the key term pseudo.
True or False: Nonces are used multiple times in cryptographic protocols.
💡 Hint: Think about the meaning of 'once'.
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Challenge Problems
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A security evaluation team is tasked to assess a mobile banking app. They discover that the app uses a weak PRNG for generating transaction IDs. Describe the potential vulnerabilities this could introduce.
💡 Hint: Consider the implications of reusing identifiers.
Imagine you are designing a new cryptographic protocol for messaging. What requirements would you impose on the PRNG used for key generation, and why?
💡 Hint: Think about the security aspects of your messaging protocol.
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