Cryptography Test

The Cryptography Test makes use of scenario-based questions to test for on-the-job skills as opposed to theoretical knowledge, ensuring that candidates who do well on this screening test have the relavant skills. The questions are designed to covered following on-the-job aspects:

• Implementing digital signatures for secure authentication
• Applying cryptography algorithms like RSA for secure data transmission
• Utilizing hashing techniques for data integrity and password storage
• Performing encoding and decoding operations for secure data exchange
• Understanding the fundamentals of cyber security and its importance
• Applying encryption techniques to protect sensitive information
• Analyzing cryptographic protocols and identifying vulnerabilities
• Implementing secure key management practices
• Understanding the principles of public key infrastructure (PKI)
• Integrating secure authentication mechanisms into applications

Once the test is sent to a candidate, the candidate receives a link in email to take the test. For each candidate, you will receive a detailed report with skills breakdown and benchmarks to shortlist the top candidates from your pool.

• Digital Signatures

  Digital signatures are a cryptographic mechanism used to verify the authenticity and integrity of digital information. By using public key cryptography, a digital signature ensures that a document or message has not been tampered with and originated from a specific sender. This skill is measured in the test to assess a candidate's understanding of secure communication protocols and their ability to verify the integrity of digital data.

• Cryptography Algorithms (like RSA)

  Cryptography algorithms, such as RSA (Rivest-Shamir-Adleman), are fundamental building blocks for secure communication and data protection. RSA is a widely used encryption algorithm that relies on the mathematical properties of large prime numbers. Testing a candidate's knowledge of cryptography algorithms in this assessment helps evaluate their proficiency in designing secure systems and protecting sensitive data.

• Hashing Techniques

  Hashing techniques are essential for ensuring data integrity and quick data retrieval. Hash functions convert input data into a fixed-size hash value, which can be used to uniquely identify the original data. Measuring a candidate's knowledge of hashing techniques in this test allows recruiters to assess their understanding of data integrity check mechanisms and their ability to efficiently retrieve data in a secure manner.

• Encoding and Decoding

  Encoding and decoding involve transforming data from one form to another, often necessary for secure transmission or storage. Encoded data is typically unreadable without the decoding process and can involve various techniques like base64 encoding. Evaluating a candidate's understanding of encoding and decoding techniques in this assessment helps gauge their ability to safeguard data during transit and ensure compatibility between systems.

• Cyber Security Fundamentals

  Cybersecurity fundamentals cover foundational knowledge about security protocols, threat management, risk assessment, and defense mechanisms. By including this skill in the assessment, recruiters can gauge a candidate's knowledge of security best practices and their ability to recognize and mitigate common cyber threats, making them valuable assets in protecting a company's digital assets and infrastructure.

• Full list of covered topics

  The actual topics of the questions in the final test will depend on your job description and requirements. However, here's a list of topics you can expect the questions for Cryptography Test to be based on.

  Digital Signatures

  RSA

  AES

  DES

  MD5

  SHA-1

  SHA-256

  Base64 Encoding

  ASCII Encoding

  Cyber Security

  Cryptographic Attacks

  Key Management

  Symmetric Encryption

  Asymmetric Encryption

  Secure Communication Protocols

  Secure Key Exchange

  Digital Certificates

  PKI Infrastructure

  Steganography

  Watermarking

  Blockchain Cryptography

  Algorithm Strength Evaluation

  Randomness in Cryptography

  Cryptography Libraries

  Cryptographic Tools

• Cryptographer
• Software Engineer
• Data Analyst
• Network Engineer
• Blockchain Developer
• Cyber Security Analyst
• Cloud Architect
• DevOps Engineer

For intermediate/ experienced candidates, we customize the assessment questions to include advanced topics and increase the difficulty level of the questions. This might include adding questions on topics like

• Applying secure protocols for secure data transfer
• Implementing secure algorithms for secure password hashing
• Analyzing and testing the security of cryptographic systems
• Utilizing cryptographic libraries and APIs for secure development
• Implementing secure digital certificate management
• Understanding the concepts of public and private keys
• Applying secure encryption algorithms for data protection
• Implementing secure data storage techniques
• Analyzing network security protocols and mitigating risks
• Evaluating and implementing secure cryptographic standards