SSCP · Question #1134
This free (for personal use) program is used to encrypt and decrypt emails.
The correct answer is D. PGP. Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) is a widely recognized encryption program, available for free personal use, designed to provide cryptographic privacy and authentication for data communication, primarily email.
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This free (for personal use) program is used to encrypt and decrypt emails.
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- ASHA-1
- BMD5
- CDES
- DPGP
- E3DES
- FNone of the above
How the community answered
(41 responses)- B2% (1)
- C5% (2)
- D93% (38)
Why each option
Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) is a widely recognized encryption program, available for free personal use, designed to provide cryptographic privacy and authentication for data communication, primarily email.
SHA-1 (Secure Hash Algorithm 1) is a cryptographic hash function used for verifying data integrity, not for encrypting or decrypting emails.
MD5 (Message-Digest Algorithm 5) is a cryptographic hash function, similar to SHA-1, used for data integrity checks but not for encryption or decryption of data.
DES (Data Encryption Standard) is a symmetric-key encryption algorithm, but it is an algorithm component rather than a complete program used for email encryption like PGP.
Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) is a popular program, available in free versions for personal use, that employs a combination of symmetric-key encryption, public-key encryption, and hashing to encrypt and decrypt emails, files, and entire disk partitions, ensuring secure communication and data storage. It is known for its strong cryptographic features and digital signature capabilities.
3DES (Triple Data Encryption Standard) is a symmetric-key encryption algorithm, an improvement over DES, but it is an algorithm, not a user-facing program for encrypting emails.
PGP is a well-known program that fits the description, so 'None of the above' is incorrect.
Concept tested: PGP for email encryption
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