Question

Which of the following is not a characteristic of cryptographic security?

(a) Confidentiality

(b) Authentication

(c) Authorization

(d) Latency

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Answer 1

Right answer is (d) Latency

Best explanation: The cryptographic security function must encrypt any information to be transmitted. Confidentiality, data integrity, authentication, source authentication, authorization and non-repudiation are the characteristics of cryptographic security as defined by US National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST).