QUESTION: What is the main reason to use an ephemeral symmetric session key within a TLS session rather than simply using the asymmetric encryption keys for communication?
- Asymmetric cryptography may only be used to exchange keys and not to transfer data
- Ephemeral keys may be reused
- Symmetric cryptography is more secure than asymmetric cryptography
- Symmetric cryptography is faster than asymmetric cryptography
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