CIPT (Certified Information Privacy Technologist) Practice

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Prepare for the CIPT (Certified Information Privacy Technologist) Test with our comprehensive quiz. Featuring multiple-choice questions, detailed explanations, and helpful hints, this practice test will help you get ready for your CIPT exam.

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Which mechanism uses a different key for encrypting and decrypting data?

Symmetric encryption
Asymmetric encryption
Least privilege access
User-based access control

The correct answer is: Asymmetric encryption

Asymmetric encryption is the mechanism that uses a different key for encrypting and decrypting data. This is because asymmetric encryption utilizes a pair of keys - a public key and a private key - to encrypt and decrypt data. The public key is used for encryption and can be shared with anyone, while the private key is kept secret and used for decryption. Symmetric encryption, on the other hand, uses the same key for both encrypting and decrypting data. Least privilege access and user-based access control are not mechanisms for encrypting and decrypting data, but rather methods for controlling access to data.