What can be proven about the security of a product cipher?

1450

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How are block ciphers used to encrypt data longer than the block size?

1343

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Can symmetric block ciphers be used for message authentication?

1413

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What exactly is DES?

1449

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What is differential cryptanalysis?

1452

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How was NSA involved in the design of DES?

1340

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Is DES available in software?

1318

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Is DES available in hardware?

1584

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Can DES be used to protect classified information?

1381

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What are ECB, CBC, CFB, OFB, and PCBC encryption?

3186

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What is the difference between the CAs?

1926

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What is a chained certificate?

1790

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How do CAs sign certificates?

1898

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What is an encryption "key" and what is the importance of key length?

1501

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What is an algorithm?

1878

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