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What is the purpose of a digital signature?

  • To authenticate electronic records (correct)
  • To modify electronic records
  • To encrypt electronic records
  • To delete electronic records

What is the difference between a private key and a public key?

  • A private key is used to verify digital signature while a public key is used to create digital signature
  • A private key is kept confidential while a public key is more widely known (correct)
  • A private key is used to encrypt digital signature while a public key is used to decrypt digital signature
  • A private key is widely known while a public key is kept confidential

What are the fundamental requirements for electronic communications or transactions to be legally binding?

  • Authenticity of the sender, message integrity, and message encryption
  • Authenticity of the sender, message encryption, and non-repudiation
  • Message integrity, message encryption, and non-repudiation
  • Authenticity of the sender, message integrity, and non-repudiation (correct)

What does Section 3 advocate for in terms of encryption?

<p>Asymmetric encryption (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a hash function in digital signature authentication?

<p>To map or translate one subsequence of bits into another (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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