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1.) Technologies for measuring and analyzing human body characteristics for authentication purposes.
a. encryption
b. digital signature
c. biometrics
d. SSL

2.) This can be used to authenticate the identity of the sender of a message and possibly to ensure that the original content of the message or document that has been sent is unchanged.
a. digital certificate
b. SSL
c. encryption
d. digital signature

3.) A commonly used protocol for managing the security of a message transmission on the Internet.
a. Secure Sockets Layer
b. digital certificate
c. encryption
d. IPsec

4.) This enables users of a basically unsecure public network to securely and privately exchange data and money through the use of a public and private cryptographic key pair.
a. public key cryptography
b. PKI
c. SSL
d. digital certificate

5.) The conversion of data into ciphertext that cannot be easily understood by unauthorized people.
a. digital signature
b. PKI
c. encryption
d. password

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ANSWERS:

1.) c. biometrics
Browse through SearchSecurity Expert Jonathan Callas' Ask the Expert Q&As for advice on biometrics.

2. d. digital signature
For more information, read the Ask the Expert Q&A What is a digital signature?

3.) a. Secure Sockets Layer
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4.) b. PKI
Learn about the current state of PKI technology in PKI complexities, cost hold promising technology back.

5.) c. encryption
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