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312-50V11 · Question #915

Alice needs to send a confidential document to her coworker. Bryan. Their company has public key infrastructure set up. Therefore. Alice both encrypts the message and digitally signs it. Alice…

The correct answer is D. Bryan's public key; Alice's public key. Alice should Use Bryan's public key so only Brian can decrypt it with his private key. Bryan will use Alice's public key to confirm this msg came from Alice as she is the only one with the private

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Question

Alice needs to send a confidential document to her coworker. Bryan. Their company has public key infrastructure set up. Therefore. Alice both encrypts the message and digitally signs it. Alice uses_______to encrypt the message, and Bryan uses__________to confirm the digital signature.

Options

  • ABryan's public key; Bryan's public key
  • BAlice's public key; Alice's public key
  • CBryan's private key; Alice's public key
  • DBryan's public key; Alice's public key

How the community answered

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  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    5% (2)
  • D
    90% (35)

Explanation

Alice should Use Bryan's public key so only Brian can decrypt it with his private key. Bryan will use Alice's public key to confirm this msg came from Alice as she is the only one with the private

Topics

#PKI#asymmetric encryption#public key encryption#digital signatures

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