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There is no secret key in case of ____________(a) Symmetric ciphers(b) Asymmetric ciphers(c) RSA encryption(d) Alpha-numeric cryptographyI have been asked this question during an internship interview.My query is from Cryptography topic in section Number Theory and Cryptography of Discrete Mathematics |
Answer» RIGHT answer is (a) Symmetric ciphers The best explanation: A symmetric algorithm uses the same key to ENCRYPT DATA as WELL as to decrypt data. For example, a symmetric algorithm will use the key to encrypt some plaintext information like a password into a ciphertext. Then, it uses again to TAKE that ciphertext and turn it back into the password. |
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