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IIA Exam IIA-ACCA Topic 4 Question 53 Discussion

Actual exam question for IIA's IIA-ACCA exam
Question #: 53
Topic #: 4
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Which of the following statements is true regarding the use of public key encryption to secure data while it is being transmitted across a network?

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Suggested Answer: C

by Mireya at Jan 09, 2023, 04:48 PM

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Beckie
2 months ago
Option A is just plain wrong. If both keys were public, anyone could decrypt the data - that's not very secure at all!
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Jani
2 months ago
Wait, so does that mean I can't use my private key to encrypt messages? Dang, I was hoping to keep all my data super-secret.
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Leigha
2 months ago
I was about to choose option B, but then I realized that would be more like symmetric key encryption. Public key is all about that asymmetry, baby!
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Vernice
22 days ago
Exactly! Public key encryption is all about that asymmetry.
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Alyssa
1 months ago
C) The key used to encrypt the data is made public but the key used to decrypt the data is kept private.
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Quentin
2 months ago
A) Both the key used to encrypt the data and the key used to decrypt the data are made public.
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Loreta
3 months ago
Option D seems like it would kind of defeat the purpose of public key encryption, don't you think? Where's the 'public' part in that?
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Graham
1 months ago
C) The key used to encrypt the data is made public but the key used to decrypt the data is kept private.
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Sunshine
1 months ago
C) The key used to encrypt the data is made public but the key used to decrypt the data is kept private.
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Della
1 months ago
B) The key used to encrypt the data is kept private but the key used to decrypt the data is made public.
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Craig
2 months ago
B) The key used to encrypt the data is kept private but the key used to decrypt the data is made public.
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Gene
2 months ago
A) Both the key used to encrypt the data and the key used to decrypt the data are made public.
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Alex
2 months ago
A) Both the key used to encrypt the data and the key used to decrypt the data are made public.
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Yaeko
3 months ago
I'm not sure, but I think it's either A or C. Can someone explain why it's not A?
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Tenesha
3 months ago
I agree with Franchesca. The whole point of public key encryption is to keep the decryption key secret while allowing anyone to encrypt data using the public key.
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Emily
2 months ago
D) Both the key used to encrypt the data and the key used to decrypt the data are made private.
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Starr
2 months ago
That's correct. Public key encryption allows for secure transmission of data by keeping the decryption key private.
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Joesph
3 months ago
C) The key used to encrypt the data is made public but the key used to decrypt the data is kept private.
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Scarlet
3 months ago
A) Both the key used to encrypt the data and the key used to decrypt the data are made public.
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Fletcher
3 months ago
I agree with Delsie, because if the key used to decrypt is public, anyone can intercept and read the data.
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Franchesca
3 months ago
Option C is the correct answer. In public key encryption, the encryption key is made public while the decryption key is kept private.
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Delsie
4 months ago
I think the answer is C.
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