A program that asks a sender to transmit its public key could be fooled.To solve this problem,trusted,independent third-party companies,called ________,supply public keys.
A)certificate authorities
B)3Pk firms
C)key makers
D)key holding companies

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Certificate authorities are trusted third-party companies that provide public keys to ensure secure communication between two parties. They have a trusted reputation and their public keys are pre-installed in most computer systems and web browsers. This helps to prevent a sender from transmitting a fake public key and ensures secure communication between the intended parties. The other options provided do not accurately describe the role of certificate authorities in providing public keys.

A Program That Asks a Sender to Transmit Its Public