Would You Agree With Me That If A Public-Key Is Public, Therefore Anyone Can Access It? Also, If There Is A Piece Of Information That Everybody Can Access, Doesn't It Therefore Make Sense That Someone Might Be Able To Fake This Piece Of Information? This Is The Exact Problem That We Have In Public-Key Cryptography, Which Uses Both Public And Private Keys. What If Amazon Wasn't Really Amazon, Or Sears Wasn't Really Sears? The Question Is, How Do I Know That You Are The Real Owner Of The Public Key? There Must Be Some Way Of Branding Your Name On A Public Key So That Absolutely, Without A Doubt, It Links You Or 'Binds' You To That Key. There Should Be No Doubt That You Own That Key

🎲 Try a Random Question  |  Total Questions in Quiz: 733  |  🧠 Study this quiz with Flashcards
This question is part of a full practice quiz:
SSCP Study Guide — practice the complete quiz, review flashcards, or try a random question.

700+ things to know about SSCP.


1. Would You Agree With Me That If A Public-Key Is Public, Therefore Anyone Can Access It? Also, If There Is A Piece Of Information That Everybody Can Access, Doesn't It Therefore Make Sense That Someone Might Be Able To Fake This Piece Of Information? This Is The Exact Problem That We Have In Public-Key Cryptography, Which Uses Both Public And Private Keys. What If Amazon Wasn't Really Amazon, Or Sears Wasn't Really Sears? The Question Is, How Do I Know That You Are The Real Owner Of The Public Key? There Must Be Some Way Of Branding Your Name On A Public Key So That Absolutely, Without A Doubt, It Links You Or 'Binds' You To That Key. There Should Be No Doubt That You Own That Key