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Chapter 11: Encryption and the Internet
True/False Quiz

1 .       When sending information to a secure web server, your browser encrypts all data going from your browser to the Web server.  

 
 


2 .       Private key encryption runs about 10 times faster than public-key encryption. 

 
 


3 .       PGP can verify that a digital signature is legitimate and guarantee that the body of the signed message was not altered after the signing.  

 
 


4 .       Documents sent online cannot be both encrypted and signed.  

 
 


5 .       Encryption is considered weak or strong based on the length of the encryption key. 

 
 


6 .       Private keys are not password protected. 

 
 


7 .       Sharing your passphrase with others is an important part of public-key encryption. 

 
 


8 .       Public keys can be certified by anyone. 

 
 


9 .       If a public key has been certified by ten people, it's legitimate.  

 
 


10 .       Strong encryption becomes stronger over time.  

 
 






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