Match the Following Terms to the Appropriate Definitions

question 26

Multiple Choice

Match the following terms to the appropriate definitions
-​A symmetric cipher that was approved by the NIST in late 2000 as a replacement for DES

• A)Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
• B)Block cipher
• C)Ciphertext
• D)Data Encryption Standard (DES)
• E)Diffie-Hellman (DH)
• F)Elliptic curve cryptography (ECC)
• G)Ephemeral key
• H)Private key
• I)Public key
• J)Stream cipher

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Definitions:

Discrete Random Variables

Variables that assume a finite or countably infinite set of values, each with a certain probability.

P(X = x, Y = y)

The joint probability of two discrete random variables X and Y taking on specific values x and y, respectively.

Uniform Distribution

A type of probability distribution where all outcomes are equally likely to occur within a defined range.

Density Function

A mathematical function that describes the probability distribution of a continuous random variable, showing the likelihood of different outcomes.