(a) Give two examples where even the use of strong encryption algorithms can result in significant...

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(a) Give two examples where even the use of strong encryption algorithms can result in significant vulnerabilities? [HINT: We have covered a few examples in the class.] (b) A one-time pad must never repeat. Yet, in a series of fixed-length numbers, for example 8-bit bytes in RC4, some number must ultimately repeat, because there are only 256 8-bit numbers (0-255). Why are these two statements not contradictory? (a) Give two examples where even the use of strong encryption algorithms can result in significant vulnerabilities? [HINT: We have covered a few examples in the class.] (b) A one-time pad must never repeat. Yet, in a series of fixed-length numbers, for example 8-bit bytes in RC4, some number must ultimately repeat, because there are only 256 8-bit numbers (0-255). Why are these two statements not contradictory?

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Solution a Strong encryption algorithms can indeed provide robust security but they can still lead to vulnerabilities in certain situations Key Manage... View the full answer