The supplicant creates a digital signature by ________.
A) adding the password to the challenge message and hashing the two
B) hashing the plain text message
C) encrypting the message digest with its own private key
D) encrypting the message digest with its own public key

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A digital signature is created by encrypting the message digest (hash of the message) with the signer's private key. This ensures that the signature can be verified with the signer's public key, proving the message's integrity and the signer's identity.

The Supplicant Creates a Digital Signature by ________