Question

What is meant by 'Repudiation' in the context of e-governance security drawbacks?

1. It is a security risk where a user involved in an e-governance transaction can later deny that the transaction ever occurred.
2. It refers to the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information due to a system compromise.
3. It describes the act of an attacker impersonating a legitimate user.
4. It is an attack that floods an e-governance server with requests, causing it to crash.

• A. രണ്ടും മൂന്നും
• B. ഒന്നും നാലും
• C. ഒന്നും രണ്ടും
• D. ഒന്ന് മാത്രം

Answer 1

Answer:

D. ഒന്ന് മാത്രം

Repudiation in e-governance refers to the ability of a user to deny having participated in a digital transaction. This poses a significant challenge to the accountability and trustworthiness of e-governance systems. To mitigate this, digital signatures and robust audit trails are often employed, providing verifiable proof of participation. Other security drawbacks mentioned include spoofing (impersonation), unauthorized data manipulation, unauthorized information disclosure (data breaches), Denial of Service (DoS) attacks, privilege escalation, and the broader category of cybercrimes.