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GATE CSE 2016 Set 1 · Q52

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Consider that B wants to send a message mm that is digitally signed to A. Let the pair of private and public keys for A and B be denoted by Kx−K_x^- and Kx+K_x^+ for x=A,Bx = A, B, respectively. Let Kx(m)K_x(m) represent the operation of encrypting mm with a key KxK_x and H(m)H(m) represent the message digest. Which one of the following indicates the CORRECT way of sending the message mm along with the digital signature to A?

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Official answer: B) {m, KB-(H(m))}

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To create a digital signature:

  1. The sender (B) creates a hash/message digest H(m)H(m) of the message mm.

  2. The sender (B) encrypts the digest H(m)H(m) with B's own private key KB−K_B^-, producing the signature KB−(H(m))K_B^-(H(m)).

  3. The sender sends both the original message $m$ and the digital signature: $\{m, K_B^-(H(m))\}$.

The receiver (A) can verify the signature by decrypting KB−(H(m))K_B^-(H(m)) using B's public key KB+K_B^+, calculating H(m)H(m) independently from the received message mm, and comparing the two.

Therefore, (B) is the correct option.

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This Network Security previous year question is Q52 of the GATE CSE 2016 Set 1 paper. Find more GATE CSE PYQs on Network Security in Computer Networks, or browse all GATE CSE PYQs.

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Consider that B wants to send a message m that is digitally signed to A. Let the pair of private and public keys for A and B be denoted by Kx- and Kx+ for x = A, B, respectively. Let Kx(m) represent the operation of encrypting m with a key Kx and H(m) represent the message digest. Which one of the following indicates the CORRECT way of sending the message m along with the digital signature to A?

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