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How "Useless" Math Research Made the Internet Safer

Question 4 • SC-Fundamentals of Computing - Content Recovery - Laws & Security

In RSA encryption, the pubic key is ______.

Answer
A
sent to the user's computer from the server
B
known only by the server
C
known only by the user's computer
D
sent to the server by the user's computer

Explanation

In RSA, the public key is shared openly so others can use it to encrypt messages for the key owner or verify that owner’s signatures. In a typical connection, the server sends its public key to the user’s computer, while the server keeps its private key secret. Therefore, the correct choice is “sent to the user's computer from the server.”

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