CISSP Training Kit

Answers

This section contains the answers to the exercises and the Chapter review section in this chapter.

Exercise 3-1

Following is the list of cryptographic ciphers implemented by the TrueCrypt v7.1 application:

• AES

• Serpent

• Twofish

• Combination of these

Following is the list of hashing algorithms implemented by the TrueCrypt v7.1 application:

• RIPEMD-160

• SHA512

• Whirlpool

NOTE: A different version of the TrueCrypt application might implement different algorithms.

Exercise 3-2

Following are examples of three certificates that might be found in the Trusted Root Certification Authorities store on a computer system.

• Entrust.net Certification Authority (2048):

  • Signature cryptographic algorithm: RSA

  • Signature hashing algorithm: SHA1

  • Public key algorithm: RSA

  • Public key ...