CompTIA Security+ Question K-41

Which of the following is true about the recovery agent?

A. It can decrypt messages of users who lost their private key.
B. It can recover both the private and public key of federated users.
C. It can recover and provide users with their lost or private key.
D. It can recover and provide users with their lost public key.

Answer: A

Explanation:
A key recovery agent is an entity that has the ability to recover a private key, key components, or plaintext messages as needed. Using the recovered key the recovery agent can decrypt encrypted data.