When Carol sends a message to Bob, Bob will use ________ to decrypt the message.
A) the private key
B) Carol's private key
C) Bob's private key
D) Carol's public key

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When Carol sends a message, she will encrypt it using Bob's public key. Therefore, Bob will use his own private key (not Carol's or his own public key) to decrypt the message. Therefore, the best choice is C) Bob's private key.

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