Digital signatures require the:
A. signer to have a public key and the receiver to have a
private key.
B. signer to have a private key and the receiver to have a
public key.
C. signer and receiver to have a public key.
D. signer and receiver to have a private key.
Answer / guest
Answer: B
Digital signatures are intended to verify to a recipient the
integrity of the data and the identity of the sender. The
digital signature standard is a public key algorithm. This
requires the signer to have a private key, and the receiver
to have a public key.
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During a review of a business continuity plan, an IS auditor noticed that the point at which a situation is declared to be a crisis has not been defined. The MAJOR risk associated with this is that: A. assessment of the situation may be delayed. B. execution of the disaster recovery plan could be impacted. C. notification of the teams might not occur. D. potential crisis recognition might be delayed.
An IS auditor reviewing the key roles and responsibilities of the database administrator (DBA) is LEAST likely to expect the job description of the DBA to include: A. defining the conceptual schema. B. defining security and integrity checks. C. liaising with users in developing data model. D. mapping data model with the internal schema.
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Applying a retention date on a file will ensure that: A. data cannot be read until the date is set. B. data will not be deleted before that date. C. backup copies are not retained after that date. D. datasets having the same name are differentiated.
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An IS auditor who is participating in a systems development project should: A. recommend appropriate control mechanisms regardless of cost. B. obtain and read project team meeting minutes to determine the status of the project. C. ensure that adequate and complete documentation exists for all project phases. D. not worry about his/her own ability to meet target dates since work will progress regardless.