Question

In the SSL record protocol operation pad_2 is –

(a) is the byte 0x36 repeated 40 times for MD5

(b) is the byte 0x5C repeated 48 times for MD5

(c) is the byte 0x5C repeated 48 times for SHA-1

(d) is the byte 0x36 repeated 48 times for MD5

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My question is from Secure Socket Layer topic in section Internet Protocol, Network Addressing and Transport Level Security of Cryptograph & Network Security

Answer 1

Right choice is (b) is the byte 0x5C repeated 48 times for MD5

Easy explanation: pad_2 = is the byte 0x5C repeated 48 times for MD5.