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    GTU BE Semester VII Exam Information and Network Security Questions

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    Seat No.: ________ Enrolment No.

    ___________

    GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY


    BE - SEMESTER–VII (NEW) EXAMINATION – SUMMER 2021
    Subject Code:2170709 Date:04/08/2021
    Subject Name:Information and Network Security
    Time:10:30 AM TO 01:00 PM Total Marks: 70
    Instructions:
    1. Attempt all questions.
    2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
    3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.

    Q.1 (a) Differentiate asymmetric encryption with symmetric encryption. 03


    (b) What is digital signature? What are the properties a digital signature should 04
    have?
    (c) Why mode of operation is defined for block ciphers? Compare the block 07
    cipher modes of operation?

    Q.2 (a) What is brute force attack? Explain with an example. 03


    (b) Define the terms: Diffusion, Confusion. How are these implemented in DES? 04
    (c) Explain RSA algorithm in detail with suitable example. 07
    OR
    (c) Explain the Deffie Hellman key exchange scheme in detail with an example. 07

    Q.3 (a) How can we find out GCD of two numbers using Euclid algorithm? Explain with 03
    the help of example.
    (b) Perform encryption and decryption using RSA algorithm for following: 04
    p=3;q=13,e=5;M=10
    (c) Briefly explain the AES encryption structure and discuss its transformation 07
    functions.
    OR
    Q.3 (a) What is a trap-door one way function? What is its use in cryptography? 03
    (b) Let the keyword in playfair cipher is “keyword”. Encrypt a message “come to 04
    the window” using playfair cipher.
    (c) Explain the single round of DES algorithm 07

    Q.4 (a) List the security services provided by digital signature. 03


    (b) What characteristics are needed in a secure hash function? 04
    (c) Briefly explain HMAC algorithm. 07
    OR
    Q.4 (a) What is MAC? Why it is required? 03
    (b) Explain the process of public key distribution using public key authority. 04
    (c) List out the main features of the SHA-512 cryptographic hash function and 07
    briefly explain its compression function.

    Q.5 (a) What is SSH? How it works? 03


    (b) Explain the process of secret key distribution with confidentiality and 04
    authentication.
    (c) What is Kerberos? How it works? Explain in detail. 07
    OR
    Q.5 (a) What is digital certificate? What is the purpose of X.509? 03
    (b) What is HTTPS? How it works? 04
    (c) Write and explain the Digital Signature Algorithm. 07
    *************

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