How does an operating system protect the passwords used for account logins?

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• AThe operating system performs a one-way hash of the passwords.
• BThe operating system stores the passwords in a secret file that users cannot find.
• CThe operating system encrypts the passwords, and decrypts them when needed.
• DThe operating system stores all passwords in a protected segment of non-volatile memory.

• A
  76% (25)
• B
  15% (5)
• C
  3% (1)
• D
  6% (2)

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