Question

Your computer system is a participant in an asymmetric cryptography system. You've created a message to send to another user. Before transmission, you hash the message and encrypt the hash using your private key. You then attach this encrypted hash to your message as a digital signature before sending it to the other user. In this example, which protection does the hashing activity provide

Answer 1

Answer: Integrity

Explanation:

Based on the information given, it should be noted that the protection that the hashing activity provides is integrity. In cryptography, hashing is used in the verification of integrity.

To determine integrity, comparison can be made between data and a hash value. When data is hashed at a particular time, the hash value is protected. Then, to ensure integrity, the data can then be hashed again after which it'll be compared to the protected value.