Question 14Asked in DSSSB TGT Computer Science (Technical), 12 Sep 2025, Shift 1 (9:00 AM)

In public key cryptography, which key is used for decrypting a message encrypted with the

In public key cryptography, which key is used for decrypting a message encrypted with the public key?
  1. AAnother public key
  2. BA symmetric key
  3. CThe sender's private key
  4. DThe recipient's private key
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Correct answer: (D) The recipient's private key

Explanation

Data encrypted with the recipient's public key can be decrypted only with the matching private key, which the recipient alone holds.

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