CompTIA
IK0-002 · Question #73
Decide whether the action makes it likely or unlikely that the user will achieve the goal described below. Select the best statement for the reason that the action is likely or unlikely to…
The correct answer is C. UNLIKELY, because the receiver should have used the receiver's private key. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
Decide whether the action makes it likely or unlikely that the user will achieve the goal described below. Select the best statement for the reason that the action is likely or unlikely to accomplish the goal. GOAL. Send a message over the Internet, reducing the risk that it may be read by someone other than the algorithm using the receiver's public key. The receiver then decrypts the message with a decryption algorithm using the sender's private key.
Options
- ALIKELY, because both the sender and receiver are using the same key.
- BLIKELY, because the sender used clear text in the message.
- CUNLIKELY, because the receiver should have used the receiver's private key.
- DUNLIKELY, because the receiver should have used the sender's public key.
How the community answered
(42 responses)- A5% (2)
- B14% (6)
- C74% (31)
- D7% (3)
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