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ISC2 Exam ISSEP Topic 5 Question 46 Discussion
Actual exam question for
ISC2's
Information Systems Security Engineering Professional exam
Question #: 46
Topic #: 5
[All Information Systems Security Engineering Professional Questions]
Topic #: 5
You have been tasked with finding an encryption methodology that will encrypt most types of email
attachments. The requirements are that your solution must use the RSA algorithm. Which of the
following is your best choice?
Suggested Answer:
B
Secure/MIME, a version of the MIME protocol that supports encryption of messages and is based on
RSA's public-key encryption. Multipurpose
Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) is an Internet standard for email attachments.
Answer options D and C are incorrect. Blowfish and DES are both symmetric key algorithms and they
are not used with email attachments.
Answer option A is incorrect. PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) is used to secure email, but not email
attachments, and it is not based on RSA.
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