AWS Certified SysOps Administrator SOA-C01 – Question497

AWS KMS (Key Management Service) uses symmetric key cryptography to perform encryption and decryption. Symmetric key cryptography uses the same algorithm and key to both encrypt and de-crypt digital data. The unencrypted data is typically called plaintext whether it is text or not, and the encrypted data is typically called _____.

A.
ciphertext
B. symtext
C. encryptext
D. cryptext

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

Explanation: Encryption and Decryption AWS KMS uses symmetric key cryptography to perform encryption and decryption. Symmetric key cryptography uses the same algorithm and key to both encrypt and decrypt digital data. The Unen-crypted data is typically called plaintext whether it is text or not. The encrypted data is typically called ciphertext. Reference: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/crypto_overvie…