212-81 practice question 11 of 30

Which of the following is a block cipher?

Full set: 206 questions
Answer options
A: AES Correct answer
B: DH
C: RC4
D: RSA
Correct Answer:
A. AES
Explanation

AES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Encryption_Standard AES is a subset of the Rijndael block cipher developed by two Belgian cryptographers, Vincent Rijmen and Joan Daemen, who submitted a proposal to NIST during the AES selection process Incorrect answers: RC4. RC4 (Rivest Cipher 4 also known as ARC4 or ARCFOUR meaning Alleged RC4, see below) is a stream cipher. DH. Diffie–Hellman key exchange is a method of securely exchanging cryptographic keys over a public channel and was one of the first public-key protocols as conceived by Ralph Merkle and named after Whitfield Diffie and Martin Hellman. RSA. RSA (Rivest–Shamir–Adleman) is one of the first public-key cryptosystems and is widely used for secure data transmission.

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