Mile2_Security
MK0-201 · Question #9
When you create a hash value of the message you wish to send, then you encrypt the hash value using your private key before sending it to the receiver in order to prove the authenticity of the…
The correct answer is B. Digital Signature. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
When you create a hash value of the message you wish to send, then you encrypt the hash value using your private key before sending it to the receiver in order to prove the authenticity of the message. What would this be called within the cryptography world?
Options
- AHashing
- BDigital Signature
- CEncryption
- DDiffie-Hillman
How the community answered
(30 responses)- A7% (2)
- B77% (23)
- C13% (4)
- D3% (1)
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