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Cryptography and Network Security Exam

This document is an examination paper for the IV B.Tech I Semester in Cryptography and Network Security, consisting of two parts: Part-A with short answer questions and Part-B with detailed questions. It covers various topics including passive attacks, Blowfish algorithm, discrete logarithms, Kerberos deficiencies, IP security, multiletter ciphers, IDEA and AES algorithms, Diffie-Hellmann key exchange, message authentication codes, PGP functions, and key management. The exam is scheduled for January/February 2022 and has a total of 70 marks.

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Cryptography and Network Security Exam

This document is an examination paper for the IV B.Tech I Semester in Cryptography and Network Security, consisting of two parts: Part-A with short answer questions and Part-B with detailed questions. It covers various topics including passive attacks, Blowfish algorithm, discrete logarithms, Kerberos deficiencies, IP security, multiletter ciphers, IDEA and AES algorithms, Diffie-Hellmann key exchange, message authentication codes, PGP functions, and key management. The exam is scheduled for January/February 2022 and has a total of 70 marks.

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Code No: RT41051 R13 Set No.

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IV [Link] I Semester Regular/Supplementary Examinations, Jan/Feb - 2022
CRYPTOGRAPHY AND NETWORK SECURITY
(Common to Computer Science and Engineering and Information Technology)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70
Question paper consists of Part-A and Part-B
Answer ALL sub questions from Part-A
Answer any THREE questions from Part-B
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PART–A(22 Marks)
1. a) “Passive attacks are very difficult to detect”- Justify this statement. [3]
b) Write about the Feistel structure used in Blowfish algorithm. [4]
c) Write about the applications of discrete logarithms. [4]
d) What is Birthday attack? Explain. [4]
e) Write about the technical deficiencies of Kerberos v4. [4]
f) Discuss the benefits of IP security. [3]

PART–B(3x16 = 48 Marks)
2. a) What do you mean by multiletter cipher? Explain various techniques of it with an
example. [8]
b) Explain how the route table is modified when communication is in TCP session
hijacking. [8]

3. a) Write about the round functions and key expansion of IDEA algorithm. How it is
different from DES? [8]
b) Explain various substitution and permutation operations used in AES algorithm. [8]

4. a) State and prove Fermat’s and Euler’s theorem with examples. [8]
b) How to establish a shared secret between two parties using Diffie-Hellmann key
exchange algorithm? Explain. [8]

5. a) Differentiate the authentication tied to plain text and cipher text with message
authentication codes. [8]
b) Explain message digest generation and round function of SHA-512. [8]

6. a) Write about PGP cryptographic functions for authentication only, confidentiality


only and both confidentiality and authentication. [8]
b) Explain the following with respect to PLS protocol.
i) MAC ii) p -hash function iii) alert codes [8]

7. a) Write about manual and automated key management of IP Security. [8]


b) How to handle social engineering attacks with managing passwords? Explain. [8]

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