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Which of the following is an example of One-Time Password technology? (Choose all that apply)

The correct answer is A. S/Key B. OPIE. S/Key and OPIE are both examples of One-Time Password (OTP) technologies, which generate unique passwords for each login session to enhance security.

Submitted by sofia.br· Apr 18, 2026Access Controls

Question

Which of the following is an example of One-Time Password technology? (Choose all that apply)

Options

  • AS/Key
  • BOPIE
  • CLC3
  • DMD5

How the community answered

(26 responses)
  • A
    88% (23)
  • C
    4% (1)
  • D
    8% (2)

Why each option

S/Key and OPIE are both examples of One-Time Password (OTP) technologies, which generate unique passwords for each login session to enhance security.

AS/KeyCorrect

S/Key is an early implementation of a one-time password system that uses a cryptographic hash chain to generate a sequence of passwords from a shared secret, ensuring each password is used only once.

BOPIECorrect

OPIE (One-time Passwords In Everything) is a modernized and more secure version of the S/Key system, also based on a hash chain for generating one-time passwords, improving upon S/Key's design.

CLC3

LC3 (Low Complexity Communication Codec) is an audio codec used for Bluetooth Low Energy, unrelated to password technology.

DMD5

MD5 is a cryptographic hash function, but it is a component that can be used within OTP generation, not an OTP technology system itself.

Concept tested: One-Time Password technologies

Topics

#One-Time Password#Authentication#S/Key#OPIE

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