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312-50V9 · Question #425

Which of the following is an example of an asymmetric encryption implementation?

The correct answer is B. PGP. PGP uses asymmetric (public/private key) cryptography for key exchange, making it the only asymmetric encryption implementation among the choices.

Cryptography

Question

Which of the following is an example of an asymmetric encryption implementation?

Options

  • ASHA1
  • BPGP
  • C3DES
  • DMD5

How the community answered

(44 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    89% (39)
  • C
    5% (2)
  • D
    5% (2)

Why each option

PGP uses asymmetric (public/private key) cryptography for key exchange, making it the only asymmetric encryption implementation among the choices.

ASHA1

SHA1 is a one-way cryptographic hash function that produces a fixed-length digest and cannot encrypt or decrypt data.

BPGPCorrect

PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) uses asymmetric algorithms such as RSA or DSA to encrypt and exchange a session key, then applies a symmetric cipher to encrypt the actual data payload. This reliance on a public/private key pair for key exchange classifies PGP as an asymmetric encryption implementation. The other options are either symmetric ciphers or one-way hash functions.

C3DES

3DES (Triple DES) is a symmetric encryption algorithm that uses the same shared key for both encryption and decryption.

DMD5

MD5 is a cryptographic hash function used for data integrity verification, not an encryption algorithm.

Concept tested: Asymmetric vs symmetric encryption and hashing algorithms

Source: https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/asymmetric_cryptography

Topics

#asymmetric encryption#PGP#public key cryptography#encryption types

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