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Chapter 11: Encryption and the Internet
Multiple Choice Quiz

1 .       The study of secret codes associated with classified information and intelligence gathering is called  



2 .       __________ key encryption is risky because the same keys have to be shared by too many people. 



3 .       In a ________ infrastructure, a system of servers that freely distribute keys to anyone would be established and maintained. 



4 .       A way of verifying both the sender of information and the integrity of a message is through the use of  



5 .       One of the most widely used public-key algorithms today is called 



6 .       Which of the following Acts were signed into law in 2000? 



7 .       An encoding algorithm that converts an input string into a numerical signature for that string is called  



8 .       When you receive a public key that has been signed by a number of individuals, that key is part of  



9 .       An organization known as _______________ sends out information about known security holes in software. 



10 .       Keys that are _____ bits long cannot be cracked by brute-force means within a reasonable period of time. 



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