Why is /etc/shadow not world readable if the passwords are stored in an encrypted fashion?

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• AThe encrypted passwords are still subject to brute force attacks.
• BThis is just for historical reasons.
• CThere is other information in the file that needs to be kept secret.
• DThe passwords can be decrypted by anyone with root access.

• A
  78% (45)
• B
  14% (8)
• C
  3% (2)
• D
  5% (3)

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