Encryption: Definitions and Importance
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What is the primary purpose of encryption in secure communication?

  • Ensuring the integrity of transmitted data
  • Preventing unauthorized access to sensitive data (correct)
  • Verifying the identity of the sender and receiver
  • Minimizing the risk of hackers stealing data
  • Which aspect of data protection is specifically addressed by encryption?

  • Securing data storage in data centers
  • Ensuring data backups are regularly performed
  • Preventing physical theft of devices
  • Safeguarding personal and sensitive data from unauthorized access (correct)
  • How does encryption contribute to ensuring confidentiality in data transmission?

  • Minimizing the risk of data breaches
  • Preventing unauthorized alteration of data
  • Converting plain text into cipher text (correct)
  • Verifying the identity of the sender and receiver
  • Which security goal is primarily associated with encryption's role in risk mitigation?

    <p>Minimizing the risk of hackers stealing data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes encryption's role in authentication from its role in confidentiality?

    <p>Verifying the identity of the sender and receiver</p> Signup and view all the answers

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