Question

In the SSL record protocol operation pad_1 is –

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

(b) is the byte 0x5C repeated 40 times for MD5

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

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

I had been asked this question by my college director while I was bunking the class.

The origin of the question is Secure Socket Layer in section Internet Protocol, Network Addressing and Transport Level Security of Cryptograph & Network Security

Answer 1

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

For explanation: pad_1 = is the byte 0x36 repeated 48 times for MD5.