IIA Exam IIA-ACCA Topic 4 Question 53 Discussion

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Question #: 53
Topic #: 4

Which of the following statements is true regarding the use of public key encryption to secure data while it is being transmitted across a network?

ABoth the key used to encrypt the data and the key used to decrypt the data are made public.

BThe key used to encrypt the data is kept private but the key used to decrypt the data is made public.

CThe key used to encrypt the data is made public but the key used to decrypt the data is kept private.

DBoth the key used to encrypt the data and the key used to decrypt the data are made private.

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Suggested Answer: C

by Mireya at Jan 09, 2023, 04:48 PM

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Yaeko

14 days ago

I'm not sure, but I think it's either A or C. Can someone explain why it's not A?

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Tenesha

18 days ago

I agree with Franchesca. The whole point of public key encryption is to keep the decryption key secret while allowing anyone to encrypt data using the public key.

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Fletcher

19 days ago

I agree with Delsie, because if the key used to decrypt is public, anyone can intercept and read the data.

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Franchesca

19 days ago

Option C is the correct answer. In public key encryption, the encryption key is made public while the decryption key is kept private.

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Delsie

22 days ago

I think the answer is C.

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