What type of cryptosystem is characterized by data being encrypted by the sender using the recipient’s public key, and the data then being decrypted using the recipient’s private key?
A . With public-key encryption, or symmetric encryption
B . With public-key encryption, or asymmetric encryption
C . With shared-key encryption, or symmetric encryption
D . With shared-key encryption, or asymmetric encryption
Answer: B
Explanation:
With public key encryption or asymmetric encryption, data is encrypted by the sender using the recipient’s public key; the data is then decrypted using the recipient’s private key.