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D. Salting Salting involves adding random data to the input of a one-way hash function to ensure that the same input will produce different hash values, thus making it more difficult for attackers to use precomputed hash tables (rainbow tables) to reverse engineer the original input.

Salting is primarily used to ensure that even if two users have the same password, their hashes will differ due to the unique random salt added to each password before hashing. This helps prevent attacks like rainbow table attacks, where precomputed hash values are used to reverse the hash back to the original password.

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The extra complexity added before a one-way data transformation algorithm is salting,

Salting is used to add complexity to the input of a one-way hash

Salting is a technique used to add extra complexity to data, such as passwords, before applying a one-way transformation algorithm like hashing. The salt is a random value that is combined with the input data (e.g., a password) to produce a unique output even if the input data is the same. This process prevents attacks such as rainbow table attacks and ensures that identical inputs do not result in identical hashes.

salting in simpler terms is adding a random character before performing the hash(one way function algorithm)

salting is used to enhance further security. salt is added to the input data before hashing

Salting is used to add extra complexity before using a one-way data transformation algorithm.

Salting

salting is adding of random data to an existing hash to in order to increase the integrity of the hash by then performing a hash function producing hash values. it is used to prevent rainbow table attack (using precomputed hash tables).

D. Salting In the context of CompTIA Security+, salting is a technique used to enhance the security of stored passwords. It involves adding a random value, known as a "salt," to a password before hashing it. This process helps to prevent various types of attacks, such as rainbow table attacks and certain brute-force attacks.

D. Salting Salting is used to add extra complexity before using a one-way data transformation algorithm, such as a hash function. Salting involves adding a unique, random value to the input data before it is processed by the hash function, making it more resistant to certain types of attacks like rainbow table attacks.

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D. Salting

Key stretching is used for weak keys, it will hash the pw, then hash that, then hash the hash of the hash and so forth. Makes the cracking process longer for the attacker Salting is adding random or unique extra character to the password so when cracked it is not the actual PW the attacker thinks

D. Salting