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HIPAA Exam HIO-301 Topic 1 Question 72 Discussion

Actual exam question for HIPAA's HIO-301 exam
Question #: 72
Topic #: 1
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Dr. Alice needs to send patient Bob a prescription electronically. Dr. Alice wants to send the message such that Bob can be sure that the sender of the prescription was in fact Dr. Alice. Dr. Alice decides to encrypt the message as well as include her digital signature. What key will Bob use to be able to decrypt the session key used by Dr. Alice?

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Suggested Answer: D

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Dusti
1 months ago
Forget about the keys, I just want to know how Dr. Alice got Bob's home address to send the prescription. *chuckles*
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Jovita
1 months ago
Wow, this question really has me stumped. I'm going to go with E, Dr. Alice's session key. Why else would she include it, right? *scratches head*
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My
1 months ago
That's correct. My public key will allow you to decrypt the session key.
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Verdell
1 months ago
This is a tricky one, but I think the answer has to be C, Bob's public key. That's the key Dr. Alice would use to encrypt the session key for Bob.
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Alease
17 days ago
C) Bob's public key
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Andra
27 days ago
B) Dr. Alice's public key
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Ailene
29 days ago
A) Dr. Alice's private key
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Pauline
1 months ago
I will use your public key.
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My
2 months ago
What key will you use to decrypt the session key?
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Pauline
2 months ago
You can use encryption and digital signature.
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Ruthann
2 months ago
Hmm, I'm leaning towards D, Bob's private key. That's the key he would use to decrypt the session key, isn't it?
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Lynette
21 days ago
B) Dr. Alice's public key
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Shaun
1 months ago
No, Bob would use Dr. Alice's public key to decrypt the session key.
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Emilio
1 months ago
A) Dr. Alice's private key
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My
2 months ago
I need to send Bob a prescription securely.
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Bea
2 months ago
I'm pretty sure the answer is B, Dr. Alice's public key. That's the only way Bob can verify the digital signature, right?
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Nickolas
2 months ago
That makes sense. Dr. Alice's public key is used for encryption and Bob's public key is used for verification.
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Frederic
2 months ago
Yes, you're correct. Bob will use Dr. Alice's public key to decrypt the session key.
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