EMERGING TRENDS IN COMPUTING
CLOUD COMPUTING
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Question
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Public key encryption is also known as____
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symmetric encryption
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asymmetric encryption
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Asymmetric encryption, also known as public-key encryption, is a form of data encryption where the encryption key (also called the public key) and the corresponding decryption key (also called the private key) are different.
Detailed explanation-2: -Asymmetric encryption (also known as asymmetric cryptography) allows users to encrypt information using shared keys. You need to send a message across the internet, but you don’t want anyone but the intended recipient to see what you’ve written.
Detailed explanation-3: -Symmetric encryption is also called secret key encryption, and it uses just one key, called a shared secret, for both encrypting and decrypting.
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