CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor – Question2299

What increases encryption overhead and cost the most?

A.
A long symmetric encryption key
B. A long asymmetric encryption key
C. A long Advance Encryption Standard (AES) key
D. A long Data Encryption Standard (DES) key

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Explanation:
A long asymmetric encryption key (public key encryption) increases encryption overhead and cost. All other answers are single shared symmetric keys.