1. Regarding cryptology, which statement or statements are correct?
2. Cryptography and cryptanalysis are distinguished by which correct statements?
3. Which statements correctly compare symmetric and asymmetric cryptography?
What is cryptology?
The general field including cryptography and cryptanalysis.
What does cryptography secure communication against?
An adversary.
What does cryptanalysis study?
How to break cryptosystems.
What key types do symmetric algorithms use?
One shared secret key for encryption and decryption.
What key types do asymmetric algorithms use?
A private key and a public key.
What do cryptographic protocols use as building blocks?
Cryptographic algorithms.
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