Is this statement correct about security and/or encryption of data? Solution: identityNow uses a hashing algorithm for secure encryption of data in transit and uses TLS for hashing passwords and the…

The correct answer is B. No. No, this statement is incorrect. While IdentityNow does use TLS (Transport Layer Security) for securing data in transit, TLS is not a hashing algorithm; it is a protocol used for encryption to ensure secure communication over networks. Additionally, IdentityNow uses hashing…

Security and Encryption in IdentityNow

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Is this statement correct about security and/or encryption of data? Solution: identityNow uses a hashing algorithm for secure encryption of data in transit and uses TLS for hashing passwords and the answers to security questions

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AYes
BNo

How the community answered

(58 responses)

A
28% (16)
B
72% (42)

Explanation

No, this statement is incorrect. While IdentityNow does use TLS (Transport Layer Security) for securing data in transit, TLS is not a hashing algorithm; it is a protocol used for encryption to ensure secure communication over networks. Additionally, IdentityNow uses hashing algorithms for securely storing passwords and answers to security questions (e.g., SHA-256 or bcrypt), but it does not use TLS for hashing these values. Hashing algorithms are one-way functions that help store sensitive data securely by converting them into irreversible fixed-length representations. TLS protects data during transmission by encrypting it, while hashing is used for securing stored data such as passwords.

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