Eccouncil 212-81 Exam - Topic 5 Question 7 Discussion

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Question #: 7
Topic #: 5

If the round function is a cryptographically secure pseudorandom function, then ___________ rounds is sufficient to make the block cipher a pseudorandom permutation.

B15

C16

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Suggested Answer: D

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feistel_cipher

Michael Luby and Charles Rackoff analyzed the Feistel cipher construction, and proved that if the round function is a cryptographically secure pseudorandom function, with Ki used as the seed, then 3 rounds are sufficient to make the block cipher a pseudorandom permutation, while 4 rounds are sufficient to make it a 'strong' pseudorandom permutation (which means that it remains pseudorandom even to an adversary who gets oracle access to its inverse permutation). Because of this very important result of Luby and Rackoff, Feistel ciphers are sometimes called Luby--Rackoff block ciphers.

by Leslie at Aug 20, 2022, 07:46 AM

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Cecilia

4 months ago

I heard 15 rounds is actually the sweet spot.

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Jospeh

4 months ago

3 rounds? That can't be right...

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Leanna

4 months ago

Wait, are we sure 16 is enough? Seems high.

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Natalya

4 months ago

Definitely agree with that! 16 rounds is solid.

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Natalya

4 months ago

I think 16 rounds is the standard for security.

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Julie

5 months ago

I’m really uncertain here; I thought 3 rounds were way too few, but I can't remember the exact number that is recommended.

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Fernanda

5 months ago

I’m leaning towards 16 rounds too, but I remember some discussions about how even 10 could be enough for certain algorithms.

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Charlette

5 months ago

I feel like 15 rounds might be a common answer in practice questions, but I can't recall if that's for all block ciphers or just specific ones.

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Adelina

5 months ago

I think I remember reading that 16 rounds is often considered sufficient for security in block ciphers, but I'm not entirely sure.

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Helga

5 months ago

Okay, let me think this through. Virtual environments help keep my Python projects separate and avoid issues with incompatible packages, right? I'll make sure to choose the two most relevant options.

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Chandra

5 months ago

Okay, I know SELinux needs to be in enforcing mode, so I'll scan the config file for that.

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