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Submitted by lukas.cz· Mar 4, 2026
Question
Joe is exchanging encrypted email with another party. Joe encrypts the initial email with a key. When Joe receives a response, he is unable to decrypt the response with the same key he used initially. Which of the following would explain the situation?
Options
- AAn ephemeral key was used for one of the messages
- BA stream cipher was used for the initial email; a block cipher was used for the reply
- COut-of-band key exchange has taken place
- DAsymmetric encryption is being used
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