Encryption is a process of hiding the true meaning of information.

The application header protocol provides secrecy for the content of a network communication.

SHA-1 produces a(n) _____-bit message digest, which can then be used as an input to a digital signature algorithm.

Bit stream methods most commonly use functions like _____.

A ____ is a key-dependent, one-way hash function that allows only specific recipients (symmetric key holders) to access the message digest.

A macro virus infects the key operating system files located in a computer’s boot sector.

The encapsulating security payload protocol provides secrecy for the contents of network communications as well as system-to-system authentication and data integrity verification.

Attacks conducted by scripts are usually unpredictable.

An act of theft performed by a hacker falls into the category of deliberate acts of theft, but is also often accompanied by defacement actions to delay discovery and thus may also be placed within the category of “human error”.

Information security’s primary mission is to ensure that systems and their contents retain their confidentiality at all costs.