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Journal of AHIMA
Continuing Education Quiz
Quiz ID: Q112825 | HIM Domain Area: Technology | Article—“Encrytion Basics”
REFER TO THE ARTICLE for the one best answer to each question. Questions are based solely on the
content of the article.
1. Protected health information that
is encrypted according to guidance
from the breach notification interim
final rule is not subject to breach
notification requirements.
;a. true
;b. false
6. Encryption is used only to protect
data being transmitted over computer
networks.
;a. true
;b. false
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7. Keeping the cryptographic key secret
ensures confidentiality protection of
the protected data.
;a. true
;b. false
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2. Encryption is:
;a. a security control used to provide
confidentiality protection for data
;b. a mathematical transformation to
scramble data
;c. a reversible transformation
;d. all of the above
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8. Cryptographic keys can be generated
by:
;a. the encrypting entity
;b. cooperation between the
encrypting and decrypting entities
;c. both a and b
;d. none of the above
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3. The HIPAA security rule does not
identify encryption as a mechanism to
safeguard electronic protected health
information.
;a. true
;b. false
Last Name
4. What two inputs does the encryption
function require to output ciphertext?
;a. ciphertext and a cryptographic key
;b. ciphertext and plaintext
;c. plaintext and a cryptographic key
;d. none of the above
9. Ideally a cryptographic key:
;a. is a randomly generated string of
bits
;b. provides an attacker with no
information about any bits of the
key
;c. both a and b
;d. none of the above
AHIMA Membership ID Number
Address
5. E-mail can be encrypted by the sender
and then decrypted by the intended
recipient using which of the following?
;a. Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail
Extensions
;b. Internet Protocol Security
;c. Secure Socket Layer
;d. Transport Layer Security
10. All data that require confidentiality
protection should be encrypted
if there is a possibility that an
unauthorized person could access it.
;a. true
;b. false
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