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Which of the following uses public key cryptography to encrypt the contents of files?

The correct answer is D. EFS. EFS (Encrypting File System) is a Windows feature that uses public key cryptography to encrypt individual files and folders stored on NTFS volumes.

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Question

Which of the following uses public key cryptography to encrypt the contents of files?

Options

  • ANTFS
  • BDFS
  • CRFS
  • DEFS

How the community answered

(51 responses)
  • A
    4% (2)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    8% (4)
  • D
    86% (44)

Why each option

EFS (Encrypting File System) is a Windows feature that uses public key cryptography to encrypt individual files and folders stored on NTFS volumes.

ANTFS

NTFS is a file system providing permissions, journaling, and access control, but it does not itself encrypt file contents using public key cryptography.

BDFS

DFS (Distributed File System) is a technology for organizing shared folders across multiple servers and has no file encryption capability.

CRFS

RFS is not a recognized Windows file system or standard encryption technology associated with public key cryptography.

DEFSCorrect

EFS (Encrypting File System) uses asymmetric public key cryptography to protect file contents. Each file is encrypted with a symmetric File Encryption Key (FEK), which is then encrypted with the user's public key and stored with the file. Only the holder of the corresponding private key can decrypt the FEK and access the file data.

Concept tested: EFS public key file encryption on Windows

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/file-encryption

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#EFS#public key cryptography#file encryption#Windows

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