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What is the major security issue with this scenario?

Two users, Dave and Dixine, wish to communicate privately. Dave and Dixine each own a key pair consisting of a public key and a private key. A public key was used to encrypt a message and the corresponding private key was used to decrypt. What is the major security issue with this scenario?

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A.
Private keys are revealed during the initial transaction.

B.
Information encrypted with a public key can be decrypted too easily with out the private key.

C.
An attacker can intercept the data mid-stream, and replace the original signature with his or her own, using his private key.

D.
None of the Above.


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