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Which email encryption standard provides end-to-end encryption and digital signatures for email messages?
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?
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?
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?
What is the purpose of adding a salt value to a password before hashing it?
How does hashing protect a password?
How does hashing protect a password?
Can a database administrator easily retrieve a hashed password?
Can a database administrator easily retrieve a hashed password?
Hashing is a reversible process that can recover the original password from the hash.
Hashing is a reversible process that can recover the original password from the hash.
A good hashing algorithm is designed to be irreversible.
A good hashing algorithm is designed to be irreversible.
A salt value is added to a password before hashing to make the process less secure.
A salt value is added to a password before hashing to make the process less secure.