Cryptography & Network Security Unit 5 – IP Security, Secure Transactions and System Security: important questions for AKTU
Unit 5 (IP Security, Secure Transactions and System Security) questions that AKTU repeats most often. This unit carries about 22 marks per paper. Start with the repeated questions, then the most asked topics.
Most repeated Unit 5 questions
- Explain the following: (i) Intrusion detection. (ii) Firewall. (7 marks, 2026, Intrusion Detection) – also asked in 2023
- Explain the sequence of steps used in Secure Socket Layer Handshake Protocol for establishing a new session. Draw a diagram which shows the action of Handshake Protocol. (7 marks, 2026, Secure Socket Layer) – also asked in 2022
- Discuss the concept of dual signature in context of Secure Electronic Transaction (SET). Briefly describe the sequence of events that are required for a SET transaction. (10 marks, 2025, Secure Electronic Transaction (SET)) – also asked in 2023
Most important Unit 5 topic
- IP Security (Unit 5: IP Security, Secure Transactions and System Security) – asked 11 times in 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Most asked Unit 5 topics
- IP Security – asked 11 times
- Intrusion Detection – asked 7 times
- Secure Electronic Transaction (SET) – asked 6 times
More Unit 5 previous year questions
- List the function of dual signature. (2 marks, 2026, Secure Electronic Transaction (SET))
- Write requirement of padding in ESP. (2 marks, 2026, IP Security)
- Mention any two functions of a firewall. (2 marks, 2026, Firewalls)
- Explain IP security. Explain its architecture. (7 marks, 2026, IP Security)
- Explain IP Security architecture and its components. (7 marks, 2026, IP Security)
Unit 5 syllabus topics
- IP Security
- Secure Socket Layer
- Secure Electronic Transaction (SET)
- Intrusion
- Intrusion Detection
- Viruses and Related Threats
- Firewalls