Eccouncil 312-40 Exam - Topic 3 Question 24 Discussion

Actual exam question for Eccouncil's 312-40 exam

Question #: 24
Topic #: 3

SeaCloud Soft Pvt. Ltd. is an IT company that develops software and applications related to the healthcare industry. To safeguard the data and applications against The organization did not trust the cloud service attackers, the organization adopted cloud computing. provider; therefore, it Implemented an encryption technique that secures data during communication and storage. SeaCloud Soft Pvt. Ltd. performed computation on the encrypted data and then sent the data to the cloud service provider. Based on the given information, which of the following encryption techniques was implemented by SeaCloud Soft Pvt. Ltd.?

ACiphertext attribute based encryption

BFully homomorphic encryption

CKey policy attribute-based encryption

DIdentity-based encryption

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Suggested Answer: B

by Starr at Feb 11, 2025, 08:47 PM

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Jaclyn

3 months ago

I’m not sure about this whole cloud thing, seems risky.

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Layla

3 months ago

Definitely not identity-based encryption, that doesn't fit here.

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Mammie

3 months ago

Wait, they can compute on encrypted data? That's wild!

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Salome

4 months ago

I think it's more likely ciphertext attribute-based encryption.

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Sueann

4 months ago

Sounds like they used fully homomorphic encryption!

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Hyman

4 months ago

I think key policy attribute-based encryption could be a contender, but I need to double-check how it compares to the others in terms of computation on encrypted data.

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Diego

4 months ago

I practiced a similar question on encryption techniques, and I feel like identity-based encryption was mentioned as a simpler option. Not sure if it fits this scenario, though.

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Celestine

4 months ago

I’m not entirely sure, but I think ciphertext attribute-based encryption might be relevant since it deals with securing data access.

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Kindra

5 months ago

I remember studying about fully homomorphic encryption, which allows computation on encrypted data. Could that be the right answer here?

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Ruthann

5 months ago

This is a tricky one, but the key detail that stands out to me is that they're performing computations on the encrypted data before sending it to the cloud. That suggests they're using some kind of advanced encryption that supports operations on the ciphertext, so I'll go with B, fully homomorphic encryption.

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Silva

5 months ago

I'm not super familiar with all these different encryption schemes, but the fact that they're doing computations on the encrypted data makes me think it's probably not a simpler technique like identity-based encryption. I'll take a guess at B, fully homomorphic encryption.

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Otis

5 months ago

Okay, I think I've got this. The question says the organization "performed computation on the encrypted data and then sent the data to the cloud service provider." That sounds like they're using a fully homomorphic encryption technique, so I'll go with option B.

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Olen

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit confused by the wording here. It mentions "computation on the encrypted data" - that makes me think it could be a homomorphic encryption scheme, but I'm not totally sure.

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Lashawnda

5 months ago

This looks like a tricky encryption question. I'll need to carefully read through the details and think about the key characteristics of the different encryption techniques.

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Monte

1 year ago

I'm picturing the developers at SeaCloud Soft Pvt. Ltd. sitting around a table, scratching their heads and saying, 'Okay, which encryption technique will confuse the examiners the most?'

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Ardella

11 months ago

B) Fully homomorphic encryption

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Lashandra

12 months ago

A) Ciphertext attribute based encryption

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Gail

1 year ago

Ciphertext attribute-based encryption? Sounds like a made-up term to me. Are we sure this isn't a trick question?

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Vallie

1 year ago

Key policy attribute-based encryption sounds like the right answer here. Gotta love those complex encryption schemes!

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Paola

11 months ago

Ciphertext attribute based encryption may have its advantages as well in this scenario.

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Marget

11 months ago

Identity-based encryption is another interesting approach to consider for data security.

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Steffanie

11 months ago

Fully homomorphic encryption could also be a good option for performing computations on encrypted data.

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Ahmed

12 months ago

I agree, Key policy attribute-based encryption is a strong choice for securing healthcare data.

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Erasmo

1 year ago

That makes sense too. Both options provide strong security measures for protecting data in the cloud.

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Zachary

1 year ago

Hold up, are we sure it's not identity-based encryption? That would make sense for securing data in the healthcare industry.

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Juliann

11 months ago

Definitely, identity-based encryption may not provide enough control in this scenario.

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Leoma

11 months ago

Yeah, it makes sense to have control over who can access the data.

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Arthur

11 months ago

I agree, that would be a good choice for securing healthcare data.

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Margarett

11 months ago

I think it's C) Key policy attribute-based encryption.

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Youlanda

11 months ago

D) Identity-based encryption

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Reuben

11 months ago

C) Key policy attribute-based encryption

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Angelica

12 months ago

B) Fully homomorphic encryption

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Alonzo

12 months ago

A) Ciphertext attribute based encryption

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Valentin

1 year ago

Fully homomorphic encryption, of course! That's the only way to perform computation on encrypted data without decrypting it first.

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Aretha

1 year ago

That's right! It's a great way to keep data secure while still being able to perform operations on it.

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Kenny

1 year ago

Yes, fully homomorphic encryption allows computation on encrypted data without decryption.

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Alyce

1 year ago

I believe it could also be Key policy attribute-based encryption, as it allows for access control based on attributes.

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Erasmo

1 year ago

I think the encryption technique used by SeaCloud Soft Pvt. Ltd. is Fully homomorphic encryption.

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