A company implements a security policy that ensures that a file sent from the headquarters office to the branch office can only be opened with a predetermined code. This code is changed every day. Which two algorithms can be used to achieve this task? (A) SHA-1 (B) AES (C) 3DES (D) HMAC (E) MD5

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Joyce Thornton

8 July, 22:02

A company implements a security policy that ensures that a file sent from the headquarters office to the branch office can only be opened with a predetermined code. This code is changed every day. Which two algorithms can be used to achieve this task? (A) SHA-1 (B) AES (C) 3DES (D) HMAC (E) MD5

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B & C

Explanation:

AES & 3DES are encryption algorithms. The others are hashing algorithms, useful to prove authenticity, but not usable as encryption.