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Review Questions
1. In the RSA public key cryptosystem, which one of the following
numbers will always be largest?
A. e
B. n
C. p
D. q
2. Which cryptographic algorithm forms the basis of the El Gamal
cryptosystem?
A. RSA
B. Diffie-Hellman
C. 3DES
D. IDEA
3. If Richard wants to send an encrypted message to Sue using a
public key cryptosystem, which key does he use to encrypt the
message?
A. Richard’s public key
B. Richard’s private key
C. Sue’s public key
D. Sue’s private key
4. If a 2,048-bit plaintext message were encrypted with the El Gamal
public key cryptosystem, how long would the resulting ciphertext
message be?
A. 1,024 bits
B. 2,048 bits
C. 4,096 bits
