Choose the Key for the Vendor Export
Choose between symmetric encryption and asymmetric key exchange for a routine business file transfer.
Payroll export to a vendor. The file is sensitive and the deadline is close. Maya needs to send a payroll variance CSV to a benefits vendor today. Which move best matches the symmetric versus asymmetric key intuition? Use the vendor portal or public-key based transfer so the data and key path are separated. Correct. The file can still be protected with fast symmetric encryption, but the access path is established through a stronger channel instead of emailing the secret beside the file. Zip the CSV with a password and email the password in a second message. Weaker. A second email…
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