FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY

TYPES OF NETWORK SECURITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What encryption algorithm uses one key to encrypt data and a different key to decrypt data?
A
symmetric
B
transposition
C
one-time pad
D
asymmetric
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -There are three primary types of modern encryption: symmetric, asymmetric, and hashing. Symmetric cryptography uses a single key to encrypt and decrypt. Asymmetric cryptography uses two keys, one to encrypt and the other to decrypt. Hashing is a one-way cryptographic transformation using an algorithm, but no key.

Detailed explanation-2: -RSA. RSA is based on asymmetric public-key encryption and is commonly used to encrypt data transmitted over the internet. Based on an asymmetric algorithm, there is a public key for message encryption and a private key to decode the message.

Detailed explanation-3: -Symmetric key algorithm, is a type of encryption where only one key (a secret key) is used to both encrypt and decrypt electronic information. The entities communicating via symmetric encryption must exchange the key so that it can be used in the decryption process.

Detailed explanation-4: -A symmetric encryption is any technique where the same key is used to both encrypt and decrypt the data.

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