Question 167Asked in DSSSB TGT Computer Science, 25 Jun 2023, Shift 2 (12:30 PM)

Communication between end systems is encrypted using a key that is commonly referred to as a:

  1. Asingle key
  2. Bsession key
  3. Cprivate key
  4. Dpublic key
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Correct answer: (B) session key

Explanation

A session key is a temporary symmetric key generated for one communication session. It is used to encrypt the data exchanged between the end systems and is then discarded.

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