Chapter Review Questions
The following questions are designed to check that you have understood the information in the chapter. For a realistic practice exam, please check the practice resources in our exclusive online study tools (refer to Chapter 29, Accessing the online practice resources for instructions to unlock them). The answers and explanations to these questions can be found via this link.
- What is the primary purpose of a private key in a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)?
- The encryption of sensitive data
- Storing cryptographic keys
- Encrypting messages for secure transmission
- Decryption and digital signatures
- Which type of encryption employs a single key to encrypt substantial volumes of data, utilizing a block cipher technique?
- Hashing
- Asymmetric encryption
- Symmetric encryption
- A key exchange
- What technique involves transforming sensitive data, such as credit card numbers, into unique tokens that retain no intrinsic value and are used for secure transactions?
- Obfuscation...