Question

Which of the following represents the biggest difference between asymmetric and symmetric cryptography?

A. Asymmetric uses a short string of data for encryption, and symmetric uses a long string of data.
B. Asymmetric uses tokens for encryption, and symmetric uses a short string of data.
C. Asymmetric uses random numbers for encryption, and symmetric uses mathematical algorithms.
D. Asymmetric uses two different keys for encryption, and symmetric uses one shared key.

Answer 1

D

Step-by-step explanation:

The basic difference between these two types of encryption is that symmetric encryption uses one key for both encryption and decryption, and the asymmetric encryption uses public key for encryption and a private key for decryption.