By symmetric key encryption we mean

a. one private key is used for both encryption and decryption

b. private and public key used are symmetric

c. only public keys are used for encryption

d. only symmetric key is used for encryption


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Answer :

a. one private key is used for both encryption and decryption 

Answer :

D

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