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SY0-501 · Question #185

In terms of encrypting data, which of the following is BEST described as a way to safeguard password data by adding random data to it in storage?

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Submitted by skyler.x· Mar 4, 2026General security concepts

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In terms of encrypting data, which of the following is BEST described as a way to safeguard password data by adding random data to it in storage?

Options

  • AUsing salt
  • BUsing hash algorithms
  • CImplementing elliptical curve
  • DImplementing PKI

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