Which of the following steps of the Secure Socket Layer is NOT true?
A) The computer obtains the public key of the website to which it will connect.
B) The computer generates a key for symmetric encryption.
C) The computer encodes that key using the Web site's public key.
D) The Web site decodes the symmetric key using its public key.

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The correct step is that the Web site decodes the symmetric key using its private key (not public key), allowing the secure communication to begin.

Which of the Following Steps of the Secure Socket Layer