Microsoft Certified Security Compliance And Identity Fundamentals · Free Practice Question Easy
Question 10
Which of the following technologies verifies if the contents of a message are tampered?
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A
Hashing
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B
Signing
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C
Encryption
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D
Encoding
Reveal correct answer
Correct answer: B
Explanation
Signing (with the help of digital signatures) verifies if the contents of a message are tampered. Signing is the correct choice.
Reference Link: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/seccrypto/digital-signatures
Encryption is the process of changing/altering a message, so a hacker only sees garbage.
Hashing converts/alters a text to a hash value (looks encrypted). Hashing is used to store passwords so that only the user knows his password.
Encoding converts data from one format to another. A typical example is audio/video encoders which reduce the size of audio/video files.
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