A public key encryption system

2008

A public key encryption system

  1. A.

    allows anyone to decode the transmissions

  2. B.

    allows only the correct sender to decode the data

  3. C.

    allows only the correct receiver to decode the data

  4. D.

    does not encode the data before transmitting it

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Correct answer: C

Public key encryption relies on asymmetric keys where a public key encrypts data and a private key decrypts it. This ensures that only the holder of the private key, which is the intended receiver, can decode the transmitted information.

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