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krzymel

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In public key encryption for authentication, the supplicant must prove that it knows ________, which nobody else should be able to know.
 
  A) the supplicant's public key
  B) the supplicant's private key
  C) the true party's private key
  D) the verifier's private key

Question 2

The person the supplicant claims to be is the true party.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: TRUE





 

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