If an RSA Public Key Encryption System Were Based on the Primes

question 33

Multiple Choice

If an RSA public key encryption system were based on the primes p = 3 and q = 7,which of the following pairs of values would be suitable for the encryption and decryption keys e and d?

• A) 2 and 6
• B) 5 and 29
• C) 4 and 9
• D) 7 and 23

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