Code No: R2032053 R20 SET -1

III B. Tech II Semester Regular Examinations, July -2023

CRYPTOGRAPHY AND NETWORK SECURITY
(Com. To CSE & IT)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70
Answer any FIVE Questions ONE Question from Each unit
All Questions Carry Equal Marks
*****
UNIT-I
1. a) Explain the categories of security threats. [7M]
b) Explain active and passive attacks in detail. [7M]
(OR)
2. a) Differentiate policies, mechanisms and services in network security. [7M]
b) Differentiate between symmetric and asymmetric encryption. [7M]
UNIT-II
3. a) Explain about the essential ingredients of symmetric cipher. [7M]
b) Compare and contrast between stream cipher with block cipher. [7M]
(OR)
4. a) List and explain block cipher modes of operation. [7M]
b) Explain DES and different modes of operation in DES state its advantages and [7M]
disadvantages.
UNIT-III
5. a) Explain various mathematics used for asymmetric key crypotography. [7M]
b) Explain round functions of Advanced Encryption Standard Algorithm [7M]
(OR)
6. a) State the differences between diffusion and confusion . [7M]
b) Brief the strength of RSA algorithm and analyze its performance. [7M]
UNIT-IV
7. a) Explain HASH function and its properties in cryptography. [7M]
b) Explain the classes of message authentication function. [7M]
(OR)
8. a) Briefly explain the requirements of message authentication. [7M]
b) Differentiate between MAC and Hash function.. [7M]
UNIT-V
9. a) Explain the operational description of PGP. [7M]
b) Write a short note on S/MIME. [7M]
(OR)
10. a) Explain the architecture of IP security. [7M]
b) Write a short notes on Authentication header and ESP. [7M]

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P2031051 R20 SET
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III B. Tech II Semester Regular Examinations, July -2023

CRYPTOGRAPHY AND NETWORK SECURITY
(Com. To CSE & IT)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70
Answer any FIVE Questions ONE Question from Each unit
All Questions Carry Equal Marks
*****

UNIT-I
1. a) Write a brief note on integrity and non-repudiation with an example. [7M]
b) Explain the network security model with neat sketch. [7M]
(OR)
2. a) Illustrate a brief note on security goals. [7M]
b) Define security attack, security mechanism and security services. [7M]
UNIT-II
3. a) Explain the techniques involved for each round in DES with neat sketch [7M]
b) Differentiate between cryptanalysis and brute force attack. [7M]
(OR)
4. a) Explain about symmetric key cryptography and public key cryptography. [7M]
b) Explain AES and various operations used in its round function. [7M]
UNIT-III
5. a) Perform encryption and decryption using RSA for p=17, q=11, e=7, M=88 [7M]
b) Write about elliptic curve cryptography. [7M]
(OR)
6. a) Explain substitute byte transformation in AES. [7M]
b) Explain the primitive operations of RC5. [7M]
UNIT-IV
7. a) Differentiate between internal and external error control. [7M]
b) Explain the role of compression function in hash function. [7M]
(OR)
8. a) Explain any one Hash algorithm. [7M]
b) Explain the requirements of digital signature scheme. [7M]
UNIT-V
9. a) Explain in detail the operation of SSL . [7M]
b) Write a short notes on E-mail security. [7M]
(OR)
10. a) Explain the services provided by PGP. [7M]
b) Differentiate between SSL version 3 and TLS. [7M]

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Code No: R2032053

III B. Tech II Semester Regular Examinations, July -2023

CRYPTOGRAPHY AND NETWORK SECURITY
(Com. To CSE & IT)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70
Answer any FIVE Questions ONE Question from Each unit
All Questions Carry Equal Marks
*****
UNIT-I
1. a) Explain different types of security services [7M]
b) What are the basic mathematical concepts used in cryptography? Explain with [7M]
examples.
(OR)
2. a) Explain various types of cryptanalytic attacks and cryptanalysis and [7M]
cryptology.
b) What is steganography? explain the techniques in it, it from cryptography. [7M]
UNIT-II
3. a) Briefly explain AES with neat sketch. [7M]
b) Explain the transformation functions and key expansion for each round in AES. [7M]
(OR)
4. a) Write about different symmetric key ciphers. [7M]
b) Draw the general structure of DES and explain encryption and decryption [7M]
process.
UNIT-III
5. a) Explain the primitive operations of RC5. [7M]
b) Differentiate between private key and public key encryption. [7M]
(OR)
6. a) Perform decryption and encryption using RSA algorithm with [7M]
p=3,q=11,e=7,N=5
b) Justify your answer whether Diffie Hellman key exchange protocol is [7M]
vulnerable.
UNIT-IV
7. a) Differentiate between message authentication and one-way hash function. [7M]
b) Write the difference between MD5 and SHA. [7M]
(OR)
8. a) Explain secure hash algorithm in detail. [7M]
b) Explain different types of attacks that are addressed by message authentication. [7M]
UNIT-V
9. a) Give a brief note on IP security. [7M]
b) Explain internet key management in IPSEC. [7M]
(OR)
10. a) Explain SET with neat sketch. [7M]
b) Explain the features of SET. [7M]

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III B. Tech II Semester Regular Examinations, July -2023
CRYPTOGRAPHY AND NETWORK SECURITY
(Com. To CSE & IT)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70
Answer any FIVE Questions ONE Question from Each unit
All Questions Carry Equal Marks
*****

UNIT-I
1. a) What kinds of services are provided for data security? Discuss in detail. [7M]
b) Define plain text, cipher text, enciphering, deciphering with an example. [7M]
(OR)
2. a) Explain the aspects required for network security model. [7M]
b) Write a short note on authentication and data integrity. [7M]
UNIT-II
3. a) Explain the block structures and S-Box design used in DES algorithm. [7M]
b) Describe about RC4 and RC5 algorithm. [7M]
(OR)
4. a) Explain the strength and weakness of DES algorithm. [7M]
b) Describe various mathematics used for symmetric key encryption algorithm. [7M]
UNIT-III
5. a) User A&B exchange the key using Diffie Hellman algorithm assume A=5, [7M]
q=11, XA=2,XB=3 find YA,YB,K
b) Explain the approaches to attack the RSA algorithm. [7M]
(OR)
6. a) State the difference between AES decryption algorithm and the equivalent [7M]
inverse cipher.
b) Explain RSA algorithm in detail. Identify the possible threats for RSA [7M]
algorithm and list their counter measures.
UNIT-IV
7. a) Give a brief note on digital signature algorithm. [7M]
b) Explain in detail about hash function. [7M]
(OR)
8. a) Discuss about the objectives of HMAC and its security features. [7M]
b) Explain MD5 with neat sketch. [7M]
UNIT-V
9. a) Write a short notes on web security. [7M]
b) Explain the steps involved in SET. [7M]
(OR)
10. a) Differentiate between SSL connection and SSL session. [7M]
b) Why is the segmentation and reassembly function in PGP needed explain? [7M]

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