ISC2 SSCP Exam - Topic 3 Question 96 Discussion

Actual exam question for ISC2's SSCP exam

Question #: 96
Topic #: 3

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What key size is used by the Clipper Chip?

A40 bits

B56 bits

C64 bits

D80 bits

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Suggested Answer: C

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Emeline

8 months ago

Surprised it's only 40 bits, I expected more security!

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Cristy

8 months ago

I thought it was 56 bits, but I guess not.

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Xuan

8 months ago

Wait, 40 bits? That seems super weak.

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Tammara

8 months ago

Yeah, it's definitely 40 bits!

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Junita

8 months ago

The Clipper Chip uses a 40-bit key size.

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Elizabeth

9 months ago

I thought the Clipper Chip was associated with 80 bits, but now I'm second-guessing myself. I should have reviewed that section more thoroughly!

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Alpha

9 months ago

I have a vague memory that the Clipper Chip had a 64-bit key size. It might be worth double-checking that.

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Eveline

9 months ago

I remember practicing a question about encryption key sizes, and I think 56 bits was mentioned a lot, but I don't recall if it was for the Clipper Chip.

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Kenny

9 months ago

I think the Clipper Chip used a 40-bit key, but I'm not entirely sure. It feels like I read that somewhere.

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Natalie

9 months ago

I'm drawing a blank on the Clipper Chip specifics. But I know 80 bits was a common key size for government encryption, so I'll go with that as my best guess.

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Jina

9 months ago

Okay, let me reason this through. The Clipper Chip was meant to be a secure government standard, so the key size was likely larger than 40 or 56 bits. I'm going to go with 64 bits.

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Charolette

9 months ago

I'm a bit confused on this one. I know the Clipper Chip was controversial, but I can't remember the exact key size. I'll have to think it through step-by-step.

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Christiane

9 months ago

I'm pretty confident the answer is 80 bits. That was the standard key size for a lot of government encryption back then.

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Heike

9 months ago

Hmm, I'm not too sure about this one. The Clipper Chip was a government encryption standard, so I'll need to think carefully about the key size they might have used.

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Sueann

1 year ago

The Clipper Chip? Wasn't that the one that was supposed to give the government a backdoor into our encryption? I'm going with 'none of the above' on this one!

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