Disk and Email Encryption CEH Practice Questions (Page 7)

Questions 31–35

1. 31expert · hard

   A company uses BitLocker for full-disk encryption on its Windows laptops. An employee's laptop is stolen, and the IT department needs to recover the data from the encrypted drive. They have the recovery key. What is the correct procedure to access the data?

   • AConnect the drive to another computer and use the recovery key to unlock the drive.
   • BFormat the drive and reinstall the operating system.
   • CUse the recovery key to decrypt the drive in place on the stolen laptop.
   • DUse the BitLocker repair tool to reset the TPM and unlock the drive.
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2. 32application · medium

   A user wants to send an encrypted email to multiple recipients using S/MIME in Outlook. The user has the public keys of all recipients. What should the user do?

   • AEncrypt the email with the user's private key.
   • BEncrypt the email with a single recipient's public key.
   • CCompose the email, add all recipients, and click the 'Encrypt' button.
   • DSend separate emails to each recipient with the same content.
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4. 33expert · hard

   An organization uses PGP for email encryption. An employee's private key is lost, and the employee needs to continue sending encrypted emails. What should the organization do?

   • AUse the employee's public key to encrypt emails.
   • BRecover the old private key from a backup.
   • CRevoke the old key and do not issue a new one.
   • DGenerate a new key pair for the employee and update the key server.
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5. 34foundation · easy

   In Thunderbird with the Enigmail or built-in PGP support, what must a user do to send an encrypted email to a recipient?

   • AExport the user's private key and send it to the recipient.
   • BUse the recipient's email address as the encryption key.
   • CImport the recipient's public key into the user's keyring and select the 'Encrypt' option when composing the email.
   • DEncrypt the email with the user's own public key.
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6. 35application · easy

   A user wants to send an encrypted email to a colleague using PGP in Thunderbird. The user has imported the colleague's public key. What must the user do to send an encrypted email?

   • AUse the colleague's private key to encrypt the email.
   • BSelect the colleague's public key when composing the email and use the 'Encrypt' button.
   • CUse the user's own private key to encrypt the email.
   • DUse the user's own public key to encrypt the email.
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