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CompTIA A+ 220-902

Category - Software Troubleshooting

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To decrypt a received email using a public key, what does the recipient need?

Public key
Public certificate
Private key
Private certificate

Explanation

Answer: C - The private key must be installed to decrypt an email sent with a public key.

With asymmetric encryption, the sender uses a public key to encrypt a message. The recipient has a private key that is then used to decrypt the message.

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