ISC Exam Questions

What type of algorithm is this?

You are responsible for security at a defense contracting firm. You are evaluating various possible
encryption algorithms to use. One of the algorithms you are examining is not integer based, uses
shorter keys, and is public key based. What type of algorithm is this?

A.
Symmetric

B.
None – all encryptions are integer based.

C.
Elliptic Curve

D.
RSA