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Using public key cryptography, X adds a digital signature \sigma to message M, encrypts < M, \sigma >, and sends it to Y, where it is decrypted. Which one of the following sequences of keys is used for the operations?

A. Encryption: X’s private key followed by Y’s private key; Decryption: X’s public key followed by Y’s public key
B. Encryption: X’s private key followed by Y’s public key; Decryption: X’s public key followed by Y’s private key
C. Encryption: X’s public key followed by Y’s private key; Decryption: Y’s public key followed by X’s private key
D. Encryption: X’s private key followed by Y’s public key; Decryption: Y’s private key followed by X’s public key
Answer» E.


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