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Computer Science
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09/18/2011

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Term

IKE

Internet Key Exchange

Definition
  • Internet, IPSEC, Key establishment protocol
  • Partially based on OAKLEY
  • Negotiate highest and fastest security between two end points
  • Negotiate both hash and encryption
    • key material for ISAKMP, AH and ESP
Term

ESP

Encapsulating Security Payload

Definition
  • Used to encrypt the data in the packet
  • Can optionally do authentication and integrity
  • Does not encrypt the headers
  • Used in IPSEC transport mode.
Term

AH

Authentication Header

Definition
  • Provides Authentication and Integrity for each packet
  • Digital signature of the data
  • Does not protect the data confidentuality
  • Prevents replay attack
Term

KEA

Key Exchange Algroithm

Definition
  • Key agreement algrothim similer to Diffie-Hellman
  • Uses 1024 bit asymetric keys
  • Developed by the NSA
Term

SKIP

Simple Key-management for

Internet Protocols

Definition
  • Key distribution protocol
  • Uses hybrid encryption to convey session keus that are used to encrypt data in IP packets
Term
Key clustering
Definition
Key clustering happens when a plaintext message generates identical ciphertext messages using the same transformation algorithm, but with different keys.
Term
ISC2 Code of Ethics
Definition
  1. Protect society, the commonwealth, and the infrastructure.
  2. Act honorably, honestly, justly, responsibly, and legally.
  3. Provide diligent and competent service to principals.
  4. Advance and protect the profession.
Term
Claude Shannon
Definition

Father of information security

coined terms:

 

Diffusion

- plain text should be spread out in the ciphertext

 

Confusion

- relationship between the plain text and the cipher text should be as confused (random) as possible

 

Term
work factor
Definition
how long it will take to break a cipher
Term
cryptology
Definition
the science of secure communication
Term
cryptography
Definition
creates messages whose message is hidden
Term
cryptoanalysis
Definition
the science of breaking encrypted information
Term
Vigenere Cipher
Definition

monoalphabet cipher

16th century

Blaise de Vigenere

 

grid

a-z

b-a

c-d

lookup plaintext intersecion with key

Term
cipher disk
Definition

Monoalphabet or Polyalphabet

 

mono

agree setting (a=k)

 

poly

agree turn 2 char after every 10

used in civil war

invented 1466/67

Term
Vernam Cipher
Definition

One time pad

 

Gilbert Vernam

 

1917

 

teletype encryption

 

Term
Hebern Machines
Definition

crypto device using rotor

 

Enigma is a form of Hebern machine

 

SIGABA is a form of Hebern machine

Term
Purple
Definition

Japanize encryption machine based on phone switch hardware

 

not technically a hebern machine

Term
COCOM
Definition

Crypto law

1947 - 1994

 

protect crypto from going to countries behind the iron curtain

Term
wassenaar arrangement
Definition

replaced COCOM

 

controled crypto export

Term
DES Modes
Definition

ECB - Electronic Code Book

CBC - Cipher Block Chaining

CFB - Cipher Feedback (stream)

OFB - Output Feedback

CTR - Counter Mode

 

EBC is orig mode.

CBC, CFB, OFB added in FIPS publication 81

 

CTR is newest mode added in NIST 800-38a

Term
3DES
Definition

FIPS 48-3

DES 56b key 64b Block

2TDES EDE 112b key

3TDES EDE 168b key (effective 112b due to mim)

Term

Hash Stats

Definition

MD5    - 128 bit output

SHA-1 - 160 bit output

SHA-2 - 224,256,384,512 bit output

HAVAL - 128,160,192,224,256 bit output

             3,4 or 5 rounds  (faster than MD5)

Term
AES
Definition

FIPS 197

Finalists: MARS, RC6, Rijndael, Serpent, twofish

one block (128 bits) is call the state (4x4 array)

SubBytes: confusion

ShiftRows: dissusion

MixColumns: diffusion

AddRoundKey: XOR

 

Term
Certificate Levels
Definition
- Class 1/Level 1 for individuals, intended for email, no proof of identity
 
- Class 2/Level 2 is for organizations and companies for which proof of identity is required
Level 2 certificates verify a user's name, address, social security number, and other information against a credit bureau database.
- Class 3/Level 3 is for servers and software signing, for which independent verification and checking of identity and authority is done by the issuing certificate authority

- Class 4 for online business transactions between companies
- Class 5 for private organizations or governmental security
Term
Classes of Fire
Definition

US  EU  Material           Suppression Agent

A    A    Wood/Paper     Water or Soda Acid

B    B    Liquid             Gas Suppression or Soda H20

B    C    Flamable Gas   Ditto

C    E    Electrical         Gas Suppression

D    D   Metals             Dry Powder

K    F    kitchen (oil/fat) Wet Chemicals

Term
Suppression Properties
Definition

Water:  Lower temperature

Soda Water:  Lower temperature and starve Oxygen

Dry Powder:  Lower temperature and starve Oxygen

Wet Chemical: Lower temperature

CO2: remove Oxygen

Halon: Chemical Reaction to remove consume energy and lower temperature

Term
Sprinkler Head Colors
Definition

Orange: 135f/75c

Red: 155f/68c

Yellow: 175f/79c

Green: 200f/93c

Blue: 286f/141c

 

Magnetic media damage @ 100f

Disk Drive Damage at 150f

Computer damage @ 175f

Paper damage @350f

Term

Halon Replacements

Definition

Argon                            Argonite

FM-200 (HFC-227)           NAF-S-111

Inergen (IC-541)             CEA-410

FE-13

 

FE-13 is newest and safe up to 30% consentration, most of the others are only save at 10-15%

Term

Data Mining

Knowledge Discovery in Database (KDD)

Three Approaches

Definition
  • Classification - Data is grouped according to shared similarities
  • Probabilistic - Data interdependencies are identified and probabilities are applied to their relationships
  • Statistical - Identifies relationships between data elements and uses rule discovery
Term
Cleanroom development model
Definition

Strict testing proceedures

high quality product is output

Formal Development and Testing process

 

Term
CMM Levels
Definition
  1. Initial
  2. Repeatable
  3. Defined
  4. Managed
  5. Optimizing
Term

Programming Language

Generations

Definition
  1. Machine Language
  2. Assembly Language
  3. High Level Language
  4. Very High Level Language
  5. AI and Natural Language
Term
TCP/IP Model
Definition
  • Application
  • Host to Host  (or Transport)
  • Internet
  • Network Access
Term
T? Speeds
Definition
  • T1 - 1.544 Mbps  (24 channels @ 64Kbps)
  • T3 - 45 Mpbs (28 T1s)
  • ISDN (BRI) 144Kbps
Note E1 (Europe) is 2Mbps (32 channels @ 64KBps 2 reserverd for singnal and control)
Term

ISDN

Integrated Services Digital Network

Definition
  • BRI - Basic Rate Interface
  • PRI - Primary Rate Interface
  • B Channel (Bearer) - Data (64K)
  • D Channel (Delta) - Signaling (16bit)
BRI = 128k (2B + 1D)
PRI  Delivered over T1 (1544k) or E1 (2048k). 
Term
DSL
Definition

Digital Subscriber Line

  • Always on
  • Voice and Data (data on higher freq), requires filter on premise
  • 256k to 40Mbps
Voice Coils on line disrupt it.  Limites use as voice coils were needed for voice quality.
 
ASDL 18000 ft 1.5-9m down, 16-640k up
SDLS 10000 ft 1.544m single pair
HDSL 12000 ft 1.544m two pairs
VDSL 1000 - 4500ft 13-52m down, 1.5-2.3m up
Term

IP v6

IPNG

Definition
  • 128 bit address
  • Auto config
  • IPSec built in
Term
OSI Model
Definition

Please do not throw sausage pizza away

 

  1. Physical
  2. Data Link
  3. Network
  4. Transport
  5. Session
  6. Presentation
  7. Application
Term
Logical Topologies
Definition

describes how signal travels across the wires (arranged by physical topology)

Ethernet                               ATM
Token Ring                           HDLC
FDDI                                   ISDN

X.25

Term
Ethernet Copper Cable Standards
Definition
  • thinnet - 10 base2 (10 mbps) coax
  •   200 meters (185 real) 607 ft Tconn
  • thicknet - 10 base5 (10 mbps) coax
  •   500 meters 1600 ft
  •   Nconn or tap (no t).  2.5m markers
  • USTP - 10 base t (10 mpbs) 
  •            100 base t (100 mpbs)
  •            1000 base t (gigibit)
Term
USTP Categories
Definition
  • 1 std telephone
  • 2 <4mbps  EIA/TIA 586
  • 3 10mbps
  • 4 16mbps
  • 5 100mbps
  • 6 (5e) 1gbps
100m 330f is max len (55 cat6 unless cat6a)
Term
EAP
Definition

Extensible authentication protocol

extension of PPP

RFC 2284

Term
HDLC
Definition

High level Data Link Control

layer 2 (data link)

NRM - Normal Response Mode - Primary station starts all conversations  (SDLC only supports this mode)

ARM - Async Response Mode - Secondary stations can start conversations - Primary still responsible for error, link setup, link termination

ABM - Async Balanced Mode - equal responsibilities, duplex

Term
PPTP
Definition

Point to Point Tunneling Protocol

 

Works over IP Only

Can encapsulate non IP

Term
L2TP
Definition

Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol

Works over many protocol (not just IP)

 

Newest

Term
PPP
Definition

Point to Point Protocol

 

Network Access Layer of TCP/IP Model

 

Term
IGMP
Definition

Internet Group Management Protocol

 

Multicast management

Station informs router that it is part of a multi-cast group so router knows to forward packets for the group

 

Term
MTD Values
Definition
  • Critical - Minutes to Hours
  • Urgent - 24 hours
  • Important - 72 hours
  • Normal - 7 days
  • Non-essential - 30 days
Term
Disaster Classification
Definition
  • catastrophe - Long term, weeks, months, years
  •    Earthquakes, etc - Facility distroyed
  • Disaster - Day or longer
  • non-disaster - Less than a day
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