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Password Hashing and Secure Storage Quiz
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Password Hashing and Secure Storage Quiz

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Which of the following best describes the process of hashing a password?

  • Transforming the password into a fixed-length string of characters (correct)
  • Reversing the process to recover the original password
  • Encrypting the password using a unique salt value
  • Storing the password in plain text in the database
  • What makes it difficult to retrieve the original password from a hashed password in a database?

  • Storing the salt value in plain text
  • Storing the hash value in plain text
  • Using a strong cryptographic algorithm (correct)
  • Using a weak cryptographic algorithm
  • What is the purpose of a good hashing algorithm?

  • To store the password in plain text
  • To be reversible
  • To be irreversible (correct)
  • To encrypt the password
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