Explore topic-wise MCQs in Cryptography and Network Security.

This section includes 11 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Cryptography and Network Security knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

How many entries are present in each of the S-boxes present in the blowfish algorithm?

A. 256
B. 512
C. 1024
D. 64
Answer» B. 512
2.

The blowfish algorithm’s key expansion converts a key of at most 448 bits into several subkey arrays totaling ___________ bytes.

A. 4096
B. 4608
C. 4168
D. 4864
Answer» D. 4864
3.

HOW_MANY_ENTRIES_ARE_PRESENT_IN_EACH_OF_THE_S-BOXES_PRESENT_IN_THE_BLOWFISH_ALGORITHM??$

A. 256
B. 512
C. 1024
D. 64
Answer» B. 512
4.

How many S-boxes are present in the blowfish algorithm?

A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
Answer» C. 6
5.

XOR and addition operations take place on bytes of size

A. 8 bits
B. 16 bits
C. 32 bits
D. 64 bits
Answer» D. 64 bits
6.

Blowfish algorithm uses the Feistel Structure.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
7.

The blowfish algorithm’s key expansion converts a key of at most 448 bits into several subkey arrays totaling ___________ bytes.$

A. 4096
B. 4608
C. 4168
D. 4864
Answer» D. 4864
8.

What is the minimum size of the key in blowfish algorithm?

A. 64 bits
B. 32 bits
C. 56 bits
D. 48 bits
Answer» C. 56 bits
9.

The blowfish algorithm can be implemented on 16 bit processors.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
10.

Blowfish encrypts blocks of plaintext which have size

A. 256 bits
B. 64 bits
C. 72 bits
D. 128 bits
Answer» D. 128 bits
11.

What is the maximum size of the key in blowfish algorithm?

A. 256 bits
B. 512 bits
C. 56 bytes
D. 48 bytes
Answer» D. 48 bytes