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AWS KMS (Key Management Service) uses symmetric key cryptography to perform encryption and decryption. Symmetric key cryptography uses the same algorithm and key to both encrypt and de-crypt digital data. The unencrypted data is typically called plaintext whether it is text or not, and the encrypted data is typically called _____.

A. ciphertext
B. symtext
C. encryptext
D. cryptext

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AWS KMS uses symmetric key cryptography to perform encryption and decryption. Symmetric key cryptography uses the same algorithm and key to both encrypt and decrypt digital data. The Unen-crypted data is typically called plaintext whether it is text or not. The encrypted data is typically called ciphertext.
Reference:
http://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/crypto_overview.html

by albert_kuo at June 25, 2023, 3:55 a.m.

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albert_kuo

10 months, 1 week ago

Selected Answer: A

ciphertext. In symmetric key cryptography, the original unencrypted data is referred to as plaintext, and after encryption using the same key and algorithm, the resulting encrypted data is called ciphertext.

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