COMPUTER ETHICS AND SECURITY
CRYPTOGRAPHY AND ENCRYPTION
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Question
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What are the objectives of encryption?
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Non-repudation
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Authenticity
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Confidentiality
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Error-detection
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Error-correction
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The primary purpose of encryption is to protect the confidentiality of digital data stored on computer systems or transmitted over the internet or any other computer network. In addition to security, the adoption of encryption is often driven by the need to meet compliance regulations.
Detailed explanation-2: -Encryption is the process by which a readable message is converted to an unreadable form to prevent unauthorized parties from reading it. Decryption is the process of converting an encrypted message back to its original (readable) format.
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