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IV B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, March 2006
NETWORK SECURITY AND CRYPTOGRAPHY
(Computer Science & Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. Write short notes on

(a) Symmetric model [4M]

(b) Cryptography [4M]
(c) Cryptanalysis [4M]

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(d) Steganography [4M]

2. (a) List the characteristics of advanced block ciphers. [8M]

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(b) What are the differences between RC5 and RC2? [8M]

3. (a) Illustrate Diffie-hellman Key Exchange scheme for GF(P) [6M]

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(b) Consider a diffie-helman scheme with a common prime q=11 and a primitive
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rootα=2
i. If user A has public key YA = 9, what is A’s private key XA ?
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ii. If user B has public key YB = 3, what is the shared key K? [10M]
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4. Given 2 as a primitive root of 29, construct a table of indices, and use it to solve
the following congruences:
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(a) 17x2 ≡ 10 mod 29

(b) x2 −4x − 16 ≡ 0 mod 29
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(c) x7 ≡ 17 mod 29 [5+5+6]

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5. (a) what are digital signature standards?

(b) Explain Digital signature algorithm. [8+8]

6. (a) What problem was Kerberos designed to address?

(b) What are three threats associated with user authentication over a network or
Internet?
(c) List three approaches to secure user authentication over a network or Internet?
[4+4+8]

7. (a) What is replay attack?

(b) Why does ESP include a padding field? [6+10]

8. (a) what information used by a typical packet-filtering router?

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(b) What are some weaknesses of a packet-filtering router?
(c) What is the difference between a packet-filtering router and a stateful inspec-
tion firewall? [8+4+4]

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Code No: RR410504 Set No. 2

IV B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, March 2006
NETWORK SECURITY AND CRYPTOGRAPHY
(Computer Science & Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) What is Steganography? [6M]

(b) Explain various modes of operations of block ciphers [10M]
2. (a) List the characteristics of advanced block ciphers. [8M]
(b) What are the differences between RC5 and RC2? [8M]

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3. (a) Explain the process encryption and decryption in Elliptic curve cryptography?
[8M]

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(b) Explain the additive rules of Elliptic Curve Cryptography? [8M]
4. (a) Explain Chinese Remainder Theorem.
(b) State and prove Euler’s theorem?
(c) Using Fermat’s theorem, find 201 mod 11.
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5. (a) What is a message authentication code?
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(b) What is difference between message authentication code and a one-way hash
function?
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(c) In what ways can a hash value be secured so as to provide message authenti-
cation?
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[5+5+6]
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6. (a) What is R64 conversion?

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(b) Why is R64 conversion useful for an e-mail application?

(c) Why is the segmentation and reassembly function in PGP needed? [4+6+6]
7. Write a short note on
(a) Electronic mail Services
(b) Firewalls [8+8]
8. (a) what information used by a typical packet-filtering router?
(b) What are some weaknesses of a packet-filtering router?
(c) What is the difference between a packet-filtering router and a stateful inspec-
tion firewall? [8+4+4]

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Code No: RR410504 Set No. 3

IV B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, March 2006
NETWORK SECURITY AND CRYPTOGRAPHY
(Computer Science & Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) What are the various components of symmetric cipher model? Explain. [8M]
(b) Write short notes on crypto analysis. [8M]

2. (a) List the characteristics of advanced block ciphers. [8M]

(b) What are the differences between RC5 and RC2? [8M]

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3. (a) What is a one-way function?
(b) What is trap-door one-way function?

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(c) Describe in general terms an efficient procedure for picking a prime number?
[5+5+6]
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4. Given 2 as a primitive root of 29, construct a table of indices, and use it to solve
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the following congruences:
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(a) 17x2 ≡ 10 mod 29

(b) x2 −4x − 16 ≡ 0 mod 29
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(c) x7 ≡ 17 mod 29 [5+5+6]

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5. (a) What is the difference between weak and strong collision resistance?
(b) What is the role of a compression function in a hash function? [6+10]
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6. Explain X.509 Authentication services [16]

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7. (a) List and briefly define the parameters that define an SSL session state?
(b) List and briefly define the parameters that define an SSL session connection?
[8+8]

8. (a) what information used by a typical packet-filtering router?

(b) What are some weaknesses of a packet-filtering router?
(c) What is the difference between a packet-filtering router and a stateful inspec-
tion firewall? [8+4+4]

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Code No: RR410504 Set No. 4

IV B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, March 2006
NETWORK SECURITY AND CRYPTOGRAPHY
(Computer Science & Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) What are differences between a block cipher and a stream cipher? [8M]
(b) Explain various modes of operations of block ciphers. [8M]

2. (a) List the characteristics of advanced block ciphers. [8M]

(b) What are the differences between RC5 and RC2? [8M]

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3. (a) Consider the Elliptic curve E11 (1,6) that is , the curve is defined by y 2 =
x3 + x + 6 with a modulus of P=11.Determine all of the points in E11(1,6)

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[8M]
(b) For E11(1,6) , consider the point G=(2,7) Compute the multiples of G from
2G through 4G ss [8M]
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4. (a) Explain in detail about Extended Euclid’s Algorithm.
(b) Using above algorithm find the multiplicative Inverse of 1234 mod 4321. [8+8]
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5. (a) List requirements for a Hash Function.

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(b) What basic arithmetical and logical functions are used in SHA-1? [6+10]
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6. (a) What is R64 conversion?

(b) Why is R64 conversion useful for an e-mail application?
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(c) Why is the segmentation and reassembly function in PGP needed? [4+6+6]
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7. Write note on Encapsulating security payload. [16]

8. Write notes on

(a) Fire walls

(b) Trojan Horse Defense [8+8]

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