Diploma Board Examination – December 2020

Course: Diploma in Computer Networking Engineering.

Subject Name : Cryptography and Network Security.

Time: 2 Hours Date: Sub Code: 35353 Max. Marks: 50

PART – A

Answer any FOUR questions (4X2=8 marks)

1. Define the term sniffing.

2. What is plain text?

3. What is block cipher?

4. Expand AES.

5. What is message digest?

6. What are the types of firewall?

7. What is spam?

8. State any two usages of smart cards.

PART – B

Answer any FOUR questions (4X3=12 marks)

9. Why do we need security?

10. How will you encrypt the message using substitution techniques?

11. Write any three advantages of cipher block chaining mode.

12. State any three applications of advanced encryption standard.

13. Write any three components of a good pass word.

14. What are the requirements of message digest?

15. What is honey pot?

16. Define the following terms (i) Public key (ii) Private key.

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PART – C

Answer any THREE questions (3X10=30 marks)

17. Explain the Hellman key exchange / agreement algorithm.

18. Explain output feedback mode with its advantages and

disadvantages.

19. Explain the RSA algorithm in detail.

20. Explain the working principle of secure hash algorithm.

21. Explain the authentication header of IP security.

22. Explain the working principle of Kerberos.

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