WGU D334 INTRO CRYPTOGRAPHY
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT PRACTICE SCRIPT
2026 COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
GUARANTEED PASS
⩥ 3DES. Answer: Symmetric Block Cipher
Key: 56 bits
Block: 64 bits
Rounds 16
Runs DES 3 times
⩥ AES. Answer: Symmetric Block Cipher
Key: 128, 192, & 256 bits
Block: 128 bits
Rounds: 10, 12, 14
⩥ TwoFish. Answer: Symmetric Block Cipher
Key: Up to 256 bits
Block: 80 bits
Rounds 16
,⩥ Blowfish. Answer: Symmetric Block Cipher
Key: 32-448 bits
Block: 64 bits
Rounds 16
⩥ Skipjack. Answer: Symmetric Block Cipher
Key: 80 bits
Block: 64 bits
Rounds: 32
⩥ IDEA. Answer: Symmetric Block Cipher
Key: 128 bits
Block: 64 bits
Rounds: 8
⩥ RC5 & RC6. Answer: Symmetric Block Cipher
Key: Up to 2048 bits
Block: 32, 64, 128 bits
Rounds: Up to 255
⩥ RCA. Answer: Symmetric Stream Cipher
, Key: 1-256 bits
Rounds: Up to 255
⩥ RC4. Answer: Symmetric Stream Cipher
Key: 1-2048 bits (40 bit minimum)
Rounds: 1
⩥ RSA. Answer: Asymmetric Cipher
Key: 1024-4096 bits
Rounds: 1
- Leverages prime number characteristics
- most popular
- provides auth and encryption
- auth through digital signatures
⩥ ECC. Answer: Asymmetric Cipher
- Leverages discrete logarithm characteristics
- provides auth and encryption
- faster than RSA (less resources)
- used in small devices (smartphone)
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT PRACTICE SCRIPT
2026 COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
GUARANTEED PASS
⩥ 3DES. Answer: Symmetric Block Cipher
Key: 56 bits
Block: 64 bits
Rounds 16
Runs DES 3 times
⩥ AES. Answer: Symmetric Block Cipher
Key: 128, 192, & 256 bits
Block: 128 bits
Rounds: 10, 12, 14
⩥ TwoFish. Answer: Symmetric Block Cipher
Key: Up to 256 bits
Block: 80 bits
Rounds 16
,⩥ Blowfish. Answer: Symmetric Block Cipher
Key: 32-448 bits
Block: 64 bits
Rounds 16
⩥ Skipjack. Answer: Symmetric Block Cipher
Key: 80 bits
Block: 64 bits
Rounds: 32
⩥ IDEA. Answer: Symmetric Block Cipher
Key: 128 bits
Block: 64 bits
Rounds: 8
⩥ RC5 & RC6. Answer: Symmetric Block Cipher
Key: Up to 2048 bits
Block: 32, 64, 128 bits
Rounds: Up to 255
⩥ RCA. Answer: Symmetric Stream Cipher
, Key: 1-256 bits
Rounds: Up to 255
⩥ RC4. Answer: Symmetric Stream Cipher
Key: 1-2048 bits (40 bit minimum)
Rounds: 1
⩥ RSA. Answer: Asymmetric Cipher
Key: 1024-4096 bits
Rounds: 1
- Leverages prime number characteristics
- most popular
- provides auth and encryption
- auth through digital signatures
⩥ ECC. Answer: Asymmetric Cipher
- Leverages discrete logarithm characteristics
- provides auth and encryption
- faster than RSA (less resources)
- used in small devices (smartphone)
