The private key should be extracted and distributed to anyone who needs to encrypt data for its owner.
Answer
false
Explanation
### Why this is right
The owner distributes the public key for senders to use. The private key must remain under the owner's control and is used to decrypt data addressed to that owner.
### The concept
Public-key encryption solves part of the key-sharing problem by allowing senders to use a public key without receiving the secret decryption key. Sharing the private key would defeat that separation.
### The other options
- **The statement is false**: it reverses the access roles of the public and private keys.
### Remember
Distribute the public key, not the private key.
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