Multiple choice

The RSA algorithm uses a ____________ cryptography method.

  1. public key

  2. private key

  3. symmetric

  4. none of these

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Explanation

RSA (Rivest-Shamir-Adleman) is a public-key (asymmetric) cryptography algorithm. It uses a pair of keys: a public key for encryption and a private key for decryption. This is different from symmetric cryptography (like AES) which uses the same key for both operations.