Information Security: Principles and Practices 2nd Edition by Jim Breithaupt, Mark S. Merkow

Exercise 27

Which of the following was developed in 1997 as a means of preventing fraud from occurring during electronic payments?

A. Secure Electronic Transaction (SET)

B. MONDEX

C. Secure Shell (SSH-2)

D. Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (S-HTTP)

Step 1 of 2

Preventing fraud in electronic payment

The Secure Electronic Transactions (SET) implements public-private key cryptography. It was introduced to prevent fraud that occurs during electronic transactions. It was developed in the year 1997. It provides confidentiality, maintains integrity and authenticity of the data.

Thus, the correct option is A) Secure Electronic Transaction (SET).