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Cryptography does NOT help in:

The correct answer is D. Detecting fraudulent disclosure. Cryptography is a detective control in the fact that it allows the detection of fraudulent insertion, deletion or modification. It also is a preventive control is the fact that it prevents disclosure, but it usually does not offers any means of detecting disclosure.

Submitted by yuki_2020· Apr 18, 2026Cryptography

Question

Cryptography does NOT help in:

Options

  • ADetecting fraudulent insertion.
  • BDetecting fraudulent deletion.
  • CDetecting fraudulent modification.
  • DDetecting fraudulent disclosure.

How the community answered

(33 responses)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    94% (31)

Explanation

Cryptography is a detective control in the fact that it allows the detection of fraudulent insertion, deletion or modification. It also is a preventive control is the fact that it prevents disclosure, but it usually does not offers any means of detecting disclosure.

Topics

#Cryptography functions#Data integrity#Confidentiality#Cryptography limitations

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