Email Encryption and S/MIME Quiz
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Which email encryption standard provides end-to-end encryption and digital signatures for email messages?

  • SSL
  • PGP
  • TLS
  • S/MIME (correct)
  • What combination of encryption does S/MIME use to protect the contents of email messages?

  • Symmetric and asymmetric encryption (correct)
  • Asymmetric and hashing encryption
  • Hashing and symmetric encryption
  • Symmetric and public-key encryption
  • What is the purpose of digital signatures in S/MIME encryption?

  • To verify the authenticity and integrity of email messages (correct)
  • To provide end-to-end encryption for email messages
  • To encrypt the contents of email messages
  • To decrypt email messages
  • What is the purpose of adding a salt value to a password before hashing it?

    <p>To make the hashing process more secure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does hashing protect a password?

    <p>It transforms the password into a fixed-length string of characters</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Can a database administrator easily retrieve a hashed password?

    <p>Yes, if the password was not properly hashed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Hashing is a reversible process that can recover the original password from the hash.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A good hashing algorithm is designed to be irreversible.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A salt value is added to a password before hashing to make the process less secure.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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