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CS0-003 · Question #456

Executives at an organization email sensitive financial information to external business partners when negotiating valuable contracts. To ensure the legal validity of these messages, the…

The correct answer is B. Integrity E. Non-repudiation. Digital signatures ensure the integrity and non-repudiation of emails. Integrity ensures that the message has not been altered in transit, as the digital signature would be invalidated if the content were tampered with. Non-repudiation ensures that the sender cannot deny having…

Submitted by yasin.bd· Mar 6, 2026Security operations

Question

Executives at an organization email sensitive financial information to external business partners when negotiating valuable contracts. To ensure the legal validity of these messages, the cybersecurity team recommends a digital signature be added to emails sent by the executives. Which of the following are the primary goals of this recommendation? (Choose two.)

Options

  • AConfidentiality
  • BIntegrity
  • CPrivacy
  • DAnonymity
  • ENon-repudiation
  • FAuthorization

How the community answered

(29 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    76% (22)
  • C
    14% (4)
  • D
    7% (2)

Explanation

Digital signatures ensure the integrity and non-repudiation of emails. Integrity ensures that the message has not been altered in transit, as the digital signature would be invalidated if the content were tampered with. Non-repudiation ensures that the sender cannot deny having sent the email, as the digital signature is unique to their identity.

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#digital signatures#integrity#non-repudiation#email security

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