Cryptographic Concepts
CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 (V7) PBQ
Match cryptographic algorithms and methods with their appropriate applications and security strengths. This exercise reinforces understanding of when to apply different encryption types, hashing functions, and digital signature methods.
RSA
SHA-256
DSA
PBKDF2
MD5
3DES
AES
HMAC
ECC
Diffie-Hellman
Legacy hashing function prone to collisions
Secure key exchange without transmitting keys
Key stretching with salts for secure password storage
Digital signature creation and verification
Stronger legacy symmetric encryption than DES
Fast symmetric encryption for bulk data
Robust hashing function for ensuring data integrity
Asymmetric encryption with smaller key sizes and high security
Asymmetric encryption suitable for secure key exchange
Keyed hashing mechanism for data authenticity