In the Context of Encryption, a Key Is

question 9

Multiple Choice

In the context of encryption, a key is

• A) A well-defined sequence of steps used to describe cryptographic processes
• B) An encryption method that uses no keys
• C) A sequence of symbols that controls the operations of encipherment and decipherment
• D) Text that is unintelligible to the reader

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