The private key in an asymmetric key pair should be available to anyone who wants to encrypt a message to its owner.
Answer
false
Explanation
### Why this is right
The private key is known only to its owner. Senders use the owner's public key to encrypt messages for that owner.
### The concept
Asymmetric cryptography separates a shareable public key from a protected private key. Publishing the private key would undermine the security purpose of the pair because others could use it in operations reserved for its owner, including decrypting data encrypted for that owner.
### The other options
- **The statement is false**: the public key, not the private key, is the key distributed to senders.
### Remember
Share the public key; protect the private key.
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