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2013 Network Security: CS/B.Tech/CSE/SEM-8/CS-802D/2013

This document appears to be an exam for a course on network security. It contains the student's information (name, roll number, invigilator signature) and details of the exam (date, course name/number, time allotted, total marks). The questions are divided into three groups: multiple choice, short answer, and long answer. The multiple choice section contains 10 questions worth 1 mark each. The short answer section requires answering 3 out of 5 questions worth 5 marks each. The long answer section requires answering 3 out of 5 questions worth 15 marks each. The questions cover topics in cryptography, encryption algorithms, authentication, firewalls, and attacks.

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2013 Network Security: CS/B.Tech/CSE/SEM-8/CS-802D/2013

This document appears to be an exam for a course on network security. It contains the student's information (name, roll number, invigilator signature) and details of the exam (date, course name/number, time allotted, total marks). The questions are divided into three groups: multiple choice, short answer, and long answer. The multiple choice section contains 10 questions worth 1 mark each. The short answer section requires answering 3 out of 5 questions worth 5 marks each. The long answer section requires answering 3 out of 5 questions worth 15 marks each. The questions cover topics in cryptography, encryption algorithms, authentication, firewalls, and attacks.

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Name :

Roll No. : ...


Invigilator's Signature : .

CS/B.Tech/CSE/SEM-8/CS-802D/2013

2013
NETWORK SECURITY
Time Allotted : 3 Hours

Full Marks : 70

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The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words


as far as practicable

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GROUP A

( Multiple Choice Type Questions )


1.

Choose the correct alternatives for the following :


10
Which one of the following is active attack ?

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i)

a)

Masquerade

b)

Traffic analysis

c)

Eaves ropping

d)

Shoulder surfing.

m
ii)

iii)

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1 = 10

Which one of the following is passive attack ?

a)

Masquerade

b)

Traffic analysis

c)

Replay attack

d)

Denial of service.

Key used in the symmetric key cryptography is called


a)

Public key

b)

Session key

c)

Permanent key

d)

Secret key.
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v)

vi)

vii)

Key used in the asymmetric key cryptography is called


a)

Public key

b)

Session key

c)

Permanent key

d)

Private key.

Number of keys used in Public key cryptography is


a)

b)

c)

d)

8.

Chosen Cipher text attack is based on


a)

Cryptoanalysis

c)

Encryption

b)

Cryptography

d)

Decryption.

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iv)

Authentication service that can be used on Windows

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platform is
a)

DES

b)

RSA

c)

KERBEROS

d)

MD5.

viii) A firewall that u es two TCP connections is


Bastion

b)

Application Gateway

c)

Circui level Gateway

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a)

ix)

x)

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Packet Filter.

A virus that cannot be detected by Antivirus Software is

a)

Parasitic

b)

Polymorphic

c)

Stealth

d)

Worm.

An attack on Authenticity is
a)

Interruption

b)

Interception

c)

Fabrication

d)

Violation.

CS/B.Tech/CSE/SEM-8/CS-802D/2013
GROUP B
( Short Answer Type Questions )
Answer any three of the following.

5 = 15

2.

What is a digital envelope ? Explain, how it works.

2+3

3.

Explain suitable Cipher Feedback mode with a suitable


diagram.

4.

Differentiate between transport

and

tunnel

modes

of

operation of IPsec.
Explain briefly the working principle of HMAC.

6.

What are the differences between symmetric key and

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5.

asymmetric key cryptography ? What is ma querade ? 3 + 2

7.

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GROUP C
( Long Answer Type Questions )
Answer any three of the following.

15 = 45

a)

What are the four main stages in AES operation ?

b)

Let the state matrix in any intermediate stage of AES is


21
76
50
76

yw

ac
02
13
92

34
ea
46
ab

ec
02
a4
Ba

What would be the state matrix after the Shift Row

Oper tion ?

c)

In an AES cryptosystem the Round Key for Round 6 is

EA BC 73 23 45 67 32 87 E2 3D 9B 02 33 4E A2 F0
Find the first 4 bytes of the Round key for round 7.
The values of RC[j] in Hexa-decimal is given as follows :
J

10

RC[j]

01

02

04

08

10

20

40

80

1B

36
8

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8.

a)

What would be the transformation of a message 'We the


people of India' using Rail Fence technique ?

b)

Explain the Diffie-Hellman key exchange mechanism.


With an example explain the man-in-the middle attack
in the Diffie-Hellman key exchange algorithm.

a)

What are different algorithm modes ? Explain those


4

b)

State and explain how IDEA works.

c)

For a Vernam Cipher do the following :

10. a)
b)

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which are applied on block ciphers.

i)

Using pad "ARE" encode "TZP"

ii)

Using pad "ARX" decode "YFR".

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9.

6+5

Write down RSA algorithm.

In an RSA system the public key of a user is 17 and

c)

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N = 187. What will be the private key of this user ?

What is the difference between MAC and Message


Digest ?

11. Write short notes on any three of the following :


a)

D gital signature

b)

RC5

c)

DES

d)

SHA

e)

SSL and TLS.

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