Encryption, Encryption Protocols and Digital Certificates
17.1What the syllabus asks of you
- Show understanding of how encryption works
- Show awareness of the Secure Socket Layer (SSL)/ Transport Layer Security (TLS)
- Show understanding of digital certification
Read the notes first
Chapter 17: Encryption, encryption protocols and digital certificates
Drill this topic
All 14 questions on Encryption, Encryption Protocols and Digital Certificates, untimed — answer on paper, then mark yourself against the mark scheme.
Make a worksheet
Choose the years and how many questions, then print it with the answers on separate pages.
14 questions
These are structured questions, answered in working rather than by picking an option, so they are not listed here one by one. The drill above puts each in front of you with its mark scheme to check against.

