Which of the following encrypt/decrypt steps provides the
GREATEST assurance in achieving confidentiality, message
integrity and nonrepudiation by either sender or recipient?
A. The recipient uses his/her private key to decrypt the
secret key.
B. The encrypted pre-hash code and the message are encrypted
using a secret key.
C. The encrypted pre-hash code is derived mathematically
from the message to be sent.
D. The recipient uses the sender's public key, verified with
a certificate authority, to decrypt the pre-hash code.
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Answer: D
Most encrypted transactions today use a combination of
private keys, public keys, secret keys, hash functions and
digital certificates to achieve confidentiality, message
integrity and nonrepudiation by either sender or recipient.
The recipient uses the sender's public key to decrypt the
pre-hash code into a post-hash code which when equaling the
pre-hash code verifies the identity of the sender and that
the message has not been changed in route and would provide
the greatest assurance. Each sender and recipient has a
private key, known only to him/her and a public key, which
can be known by anyone. Each encryption/decryption process
requires at least one public key and one private key and
both must be from the same party. A single secret key is
used to encrypt the message, because secret key encryption
requires less processing power than using public and private
keys. A digital certificate, signed by a certificate
authority, validates senders' and recipients' public keys.
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