Question

Which of the following is not the primary objective of cryptography?

(a) Confidentiality

(b) Data Integrity

(c) Data Redundancy

(d) Authentication

The question was asked in an internship interview.

I'd like to ask this question from Types of Cryptography in portion Cryptography in Security of Cyber Security

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

(c) Data Redundancy

Data redundancy refers to the unnecessary duplication of data, which is not a primary objective of cryptography. Cryptography focuses on ensuring confidentiality, data integrity, and authentication to protect the privacy and security of data during transmission and storage