CompTIA CASP+ (CAS-004) — Question 269

A MSSP has taken on a large client that has government compliance requirements. Due to the sensitive nature of communications to its aerospace partners, the MSSP must ensure that all communications to and from the client web portal are secured by industry-standard asymmetric encryption methods. Which of the following should the MSSP configure to BEST meet this objective?

Answer options

• A. ChaCha20
• B. RSA
• C. AES256
• D. RIPEMD

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is RSA, which is a widely used asymmetric encryption algorithm suitable for securing communications. ChaCha20 and AES256 are symmetric encryption methods, which do not meet the requirement for asymmetric encryption. RIPEMD is a cryptographic hash function, not an encryption method, making it irrelevant in this context.