Case 10-2 Len, Your Supervisor, Asks You to Research Security Issues Surrounding

Multiple Choice

Case 10-2
Len, your supervisor, asks you to research security issues surrounding distributing Excel workbooks internally to employees and externally to clients. He wants to discuss your research and recommendations next Tuesday.
-To begin Tuesday's meeting, Len asks you to explain the difference between a digital signature and a digital certificate. You explain that ____.

A) a digital certificate is an electronic secure stamp of authentication; a digital signature is an attachment to a file or e-mail message that vouches for its authenticity
B) you are not sure; perhaps someone from the IT department can answer that question
C) a digital signature is an electronic secure stamp of authentication; a digital certificate is an attachment to a file or e-mail message that vouches for its authenticity
D) digital signatures and digital certificates play no role in security issues surrounding the internal or external exchange of Excel workbooks