Eccouncil 212-81 Exam - Topic 9 Question 3 Discussion

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Question #: 3
Topic #: 9

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Which of the following is an asymmetric algorithm related to the equation y^2 = x^3 + Ax + B?

ABlowfish

BElliptic Curve

CAES

DRSA

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Suggested Answer: B

Elliptic Curve

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliptic-curve_cryptography

For current cryptographic purposes, an elliptic curve is a plane curve over a finite field (rather than the real numbers) which consists of the points satisfying the equation:

by Alyce at Aug 04, 2022, 07:47 AM

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Shizue

4 months ago

Yup, Elliptic Curve is the right answer!

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Renea

4 months ago

I thought AES was the go-to for everything!

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In

4 months ago

Wait, is Blowfish really not asymmetric?

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Wilford

4 months ago

RSA is also asymmetric, but not related to that equation.

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Junita

4 months ago

Definitely Elliptic Curve!

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Adell

5 months ago

I’m confused because I thought Blowfish was symmetric. I guess I’ll just go with my gut and pick B for elliptic curve.

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Juan

5 months ago

I practiced a similar question about elliptic curves last week, and I’m pretty sure that’s the right answer here.

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Joaquin

5 months ago

I remember studying asymmetric algorithms, but I’m not completely sure if RSA fits this equation. It seems more like a number theory thing.

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Kimberlie

5 months ago

I think the equation y^2 = x^3 + Ax + B is related to elliptic curves, so I’m leaning towards option B.

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Caprice

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm not totally sure about the terminology here. I'll have to think through the different components of an air distribution system.

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Thaddeus

5 months ago

Okay, let's see. I think the key steps are problem finding, data modeling, and solution finding. I'm pretty confident that's the right answer.

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Lasandra

5 months ago

This question seems pretty straightforward. I think the key is to focus on the EVPN IRB configuration and the Type 2 route information.

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