Choose the LEAST accurate statement of the public key encryption.
A) When A sends a message to B, A encrypts it with B's public key.
B) After A encrypts a message with B's public key, A can decrypt it using the same B's public key.
C) When A needs authentication to B, A encrypts a message with A's private key.
D) If A and B send messages to each other, each encrypts with the other's public key.
E) If A encrypts a message with B's public key, B's private key will decrypt it.

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The least accurate statement is B because if A encrypts a message with B's public key, A cannot decrypt it using the same B's public key. A can only decrypt it using B's private key, which is kept secret by B.

Choose the LEAST Accurate Statement of the Public Key Encryption