For Symmetric Encryption to Work the Two Parties to an Exchange

question 18

Short Answer

For symmetric encryption to work the two parties to an exchange must share the same _____, which must be protected from access by others.

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Definitions:

Poisson Distribution

A probability distribution that expresses the probability of a given number of events occurring in a fixed interval of time or space, assuming that these events occur with a known constant mean rate and independently of the time since the last event.

Probability

The measure of the likelihood that an event will occur, quantified as a number between 0 and 1, where 0 indicates impossibility and 1 indicates certainty.

Manic-depressive Illness

Also known as bipolar disorder, it is a mental health condition characterized by extreme mood swings, including emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression).

Poisson Distribution

A distribution quantifying the chances of a specific amount of occurrences happening within a set period or spatial region.