An asymmetric approach to security management means that:
A) both the sender and receiver of data have the same key.
B) the sender and receiver of data each have their own key.
C) the sender and receiver of data share a public-private key pair.
D) trading partners agree to outsource their security to a specialist.
E) trading partners directly link their servers with a VPN.

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An asymmetric approach to security management involves the sender and receiver of data sharing a public-private key pair. This means that each party has their own private key, which is kept secret, and a public key, which can be shared with others. Data encrypted with the sender's private key can only be decrypted using the sender's public key, and vice versa for the recipient. This approach is more secure than using the same key for both parties (A) or using separate keys with no relation to each other (B). Outsourcing security to a specialist (D) or using a VPN to directly link servers (E) are not necessarily related to an asymmetric security approach.

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