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WGU COURSE C839 - INTRO TO
CRYPTOGRAPHY | {LATEST 2026/ 2027 UPDATE}
COMPLETE ACTUAL AND AUTHENTIC EXAM |
BRAND NEW!
What is a salt?
A Key rotation
B Random bits intermixed with a hash to increase randomness and
reduce collisions.
C Random bits intermixed with a symmetric cipher to increase
randomness and make it more secure.
D Key whitening
B
RFC 1321 describes what hash?
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A RIPEMD
B SHA1
C GOST
D MD5
D
What size block does FORK256 use?
A 256
B 128
C 512
D 64
C
In 1977 researchers at MIT described what asymmetric algorithm?
A RSA
B AES
C DH
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D EC
A
What is the formula (M^e)(%n) related to?
A Encrypting with EC
B Generating Mersenne primes
C Decrypting with RSA
D Encrypting with RSA
C
Which of the following equations is related to EC?
A P = Cd%n
B Me%n
C y2 = x3 + Ax + B
D Let m = (p-1)(q-1)
C
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U.S. Patent 5,231,668 and FIPS 186 define what algorithm?
A AES
B RSA
C Elliptic Curve (EC)
D Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA)
D
What is X.509?
A The standard for PGP certificates
B The standard for encrypting email
C The standard for FIPS 186
D The standard for digital certificates
D
What is contained in a CRL?
WGU COURSE C839 - INTRO TO
CRYPTOGRAPHY | {LATEST 2026/ 2027 UPDATE}
COMPLETE ACTUAL AND AUTHENTIC EXAM |
BRAND NEW!
What is a salt?
A Key rotation
B Random bits intermixed with a hash to increase randomness and
reduce collisions.
C Random bits intermixed with a symmetric cipher to increase
randomness and make it more secure.
D Key whitening
B
RFC 1321 describes what hash?
,Page 2 of 97
A RIPEMD
B SHA1
C GOST
D MD5
D
What size block does FORK256 use?
A 256
B 128
C 512
D 64
C
In 1977 researchers at MIT described what asymmetric algorithm?
A RSA
B AES
C DH
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D EC
A
What is the formula (M^e)(%n) related to?
A Encrypting with EC
B Generating Mersenne primes
C Decrypting with RSA
D Encrypting with RSA
C
Which of the following equations is related to EC?
A P = Cd%n
B Me%n
C y2 = x3 + Ax + B
D Let m = (p-1)(q-1)
C
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U.S. Patent 5,231,668 and FIPS 186 define what algorithm?
A AES
B RSA
C Elliptic Curve (EC)
D Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA)
D
What is X.509?
A The standard for PGP certificates
B The standard for encrypting email
C The standard for FIPS 186
D The standard for digital certificates
D
What is contained in a CRL?