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Cryptography and network security

Question 1 of 10

Question 1 of 10

SQL injection can be prevented with input validation and parameterised queries.

Question 2 of 10

Question 2 of 10

Encryption that uses a public and a private key is called ___ encryption.

Question 3 of 10

Question 3 of 10

Plaintext is

Question 4 of 10

Question 4 of 10

With a Caesar shift of 1, the letter A becomes ___.

Question 5 of 10

Question 5 of 10

A digital certificate on a website

Question 6 of 10

Question 6 of 10

Explain why systems store password hashes instead of the passwords themselves.

Question 7 of 10

Question 7 of 10

Readable data before encryption is called ___.

Question 8 of 10

Question 8 of 10

A VPN (virtual private network)

Question 9 of 10

Question 9 of 10

Symmetric encryption uses the same key for encryption and decryption.

Question 10 of 10

Question 10 of 10

Hashing is designed to be easily reversed.

Questions written by OtisamLMS in the style of the WASSCE. They are not WAEC past questions.