Om Sakthi

ADHIPARASAKTHI ENGINEERING COLLEGE

MELMARUVATHUR – 603 319
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Academic Year - ODD (2024- 2025)
REGULATION -2021
Internal Assessment Test–1
SET-01
CCS354 – NETWORK SECURITY
Year & SEM: III & VI Max. Marks: 100
Date: 07-04-2025 Time : 12:50PM-3:50 PM
Part – A (10*2 =20 Marks)
Q. No Questions BTL CO’S PO'S
1. Difference Between Active and Passive attack. 1 2 2
2. What is meant by Cryptography? 1 1 1
3. Write the Disadvantages of Public key algorithm. 1 2 2
4. Differentiate conventional encryption and public-key encryption. 1 1 1
5. Define message digest. 1 1 1
6. List the counter measures for replay attacks. 1 1 1
7. Write the main elements of X.509 certificate. 1 2 2
8. Name the four requirements defined by kerberos. 1 1 1
9. What entities constitute a full service in kerberos environment? 1 2 2
10. What are the benefits of PKI? 1 2 2
Part – B (5*13 = 65 Marks)
11(A) i)Use Fermat’s theorem to find a number between 0 and 72 2 1 1
with a congruent to 9794 modulo 73. (7)
ii)Describe the basic arithmetical functions used in SHA. (6)
(OR)
i) Discuss the types of attacks that are handled by message
11(B) authentication. (6)
3 1 1

ii) Discuss the steps involved in Digital Signature Algorithm

(DSA) with examples. (7)
12(A) What are the different types of Attacks? Explain. 3 1 1
(OR)
How Hash function algorithm is designed? Explain their
12(B) features and Properties. 4 1 1

i) Describe the schemes that are widely used for the

13(A) distribution of public keys with examples. (7) 3 1 1

ii) Elaborate the key elements of PKIX architectural model

with a neat diagram. (6)
(OR)
Explain the network security model and its important
13(B) parameters with a neat block diagram. 4 1 2
 i) Write a short note on X.509 Certificates with Public Key
14(A) 3 2 2
Certificate Architecture. (5)
ii) Identify the protocol used for the following one-way
authentication technique based on asymmetric encryption.
And explain the protocol. (8)
A→B: IDA
B→A:R1
A→B: E(PRu, R₁)
(OR)
Explain the Kerberos system along with its terminology and
14(B) Kerberos Version 4. Also, discuss the weaknesses of 4 2 1
Kerberos.
i)Difference between Kerberos and SSL. (5)
15(A) ii)Difference between Symmetric key Cryptography and
3 2 2

Asymmetric key Cryptography. (8)

(OR)
i)Explain brify about Mutual Authentication and Password
15(B) based Authentication . (10) 4 1 1
ii) why is user authentication important? (3)
Part C (1*15=15 Marks)
i)Perform encryption and decryption using RSA algorithm
16(A) where p = 3 ; q = 11; e = 7 and M = 5 (10) 4 1 2
ii) Write the properties of Hash Functions. (2)
iii)What are the features of Cryptography? (3)

(OR)
16(B) The following authenticated key agreement protocol is given: 3 1 2

1 : A→B : gx mod p
2 : B→A : gy mod p, Ek ( SB(gymod p, gx mod p))
3 : A→B : Ek (SA(gx mod p, gy mod p))

Assume that the parties have agreed on a (g. p) pair for

Diffie-Hellman key exchange, that each user has RSA keys
for digital signatures and that they have agreed on a block
cipher E for use in subsequent encryption. Further, kis the
agreed secret key and SA and SB denotes A:s and B:s
signature operations respectively.

(i) Describe the details (as a list) A:s and B:s actions at
receipt of messages 2 and 3 and what beliefs they have at
that stage. (6)
(ii) Are A and B successfully authenticated to each other
after protocol run? (9)

Work hard in silence, let your success make the noise.

 Om Sakthi
ADHIPARASAKTHI ENGINEERING COLLEGE
MELMARUVATHUR – 603 319
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Academic Year - ODD (2024- 2025)
REGULATION -2021
Internal Assessment Test–1
SET-02
CCS354 – NETWORK SECURITY
Year & SEM: III & VI Max. Marks: 100
Date: 07-04-2025 Time : 12:50PM-3:50 PM
Part – A (10*2 =20 Marks)
Q. No Questions BTL CO’S PO'S
1. List the counter measures for replay attacks. 1 1 2
2. Write the main elements of X.509 certificate. 1 2 1
3. Name the four requirements defined by kerberos. 1 1 2
4. What entities constitute a full service in kerberos environment? 1 2 1
5. What are the benefits of PKI? 1 2 1
6. Difference Between Active and Passive attack. 1 1 1
7. What is meant by Cryptography? 1 1 2
8. Write the Disadvantages of Public key algorithm. 1 1 1
9. Differentiate conventional encryption and public-key encryption. 1 2 2
10. Define message digest. 1 2 2
Part – B (5*13 = 65 Marks)
11(A) i) Discuss the types of attacks that are handled by message 2 1 1
authentication. (6)
ii) Discuss the steps involved in Digital Signature Algorithm
(DSA) with examples. (7)
(OR)
i) Use Fermat’s theorem to find a number between 0 and 72
11(B) 3 1 1
with a congruent to 9794 modulo 73. (7)
ii)Describe the basic arithmetical functions used in SHA. (6)
12(A) What are the different types of Attacks? Explain. 3 1 1
(OR)
How Hash function algorithm is designed? Explain their
12(B) features and Properties. 4 1 1

i) Describe the schemes that are widely used for the

13(A) distribution of public keys with examples. (7) 3 1 1

ii) Elaborate the key elements of PKIX architectural model

with a neat diagram. (6)
(OR)
Explain the network security model and its important
13(B) parameters with a neat block diagram. 4 1 2
 i) Write a short note on X.509 Certificates with Public Key
14(A) 3 2 2
Certificate Architecture. (5)
ii) Identify the protocol used for the following one-way
authentication technique based on asymmetric encryption.
And explain the protocol. (8)
A→B: IDA
B→A:R1
A→B: E(PRu, R₁)
(OR)
Explain the Kerberos system along with its terminology and
14(B) Kerberos Version 4. Also, discuss the weaknesses of 4 2 1
Kerberos.
i)Difference between Kerberos and SSL. (5)
15(A) ii)Difference between Symmetric key Cryptography and
3 2 2

Asymmetric key Cryptography. (8)

(OR)
i)Explain brify about Mutual Authentication and Password
15(B) based Authentication . (10) 4 1 1
ii) why is user authentication important? (3)
Part C (1*15=15 Marks)
The following authenticated key agreement protocol is given:
16(A) 4 1 2
1 : A→B : gx mod p
2 : B→A : gy mod p, Ek ( SB(gymod p, gx mod p))
3 : A→B : Ek (SA(gx mod p, gy mod p))

Assume that the parties have agreed on a (g. p) pair for

Diffie-Hellman key exchange, that each user has RSA keys
for digital signatures and that they have agreed on a block
cipher E for use in subsequent encryption. Further, kis the
agreed secret key and SA and SB denotes A:s and B:s
signature operations respectively.

(i) Describe the details (as a list) A:s and B:s actions at
receipt of messages 2 and 3 and what beliefs they have at
that stage. (6)
(ii) Are A and B successfully authenticated to each other
after protocol run? (9)
(OR)
16(B) i)Perform encryption and decryption using RSA algorithm 3 1 2
where p = 3 ; q = 11; e = 7 and M = 5 (10)
ii) Write the properties of Hash Functions. (2)
iii)What are the features of Cryptography? (3)

Work hard in silence, let your success make the noise.