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SY0-701 · Question #828
An analyst identifies that multiple users have the same passwords, but the hashes appear to be completely different. Which of the following most likely explains this issue?
The correct answer is B. Salting. Salting appends a unique random value to each user’s password before hashing, so identical passwords produce different hash values and resist rainbow-table attacks.
Submitted by yasin.bd· Mar 6, 2026General security concepts
Question
An analyst identifies that multiple users have the same passwords, but the hashes appear to be completely different. Which of the following most likely explains this issue?
Options
- AData masking
- BSalting
- CKey escrow
- DTokenization
How the community answered
(40 responses)- B93% (37)
- C5% (2)
- D3% (1)
Explanation
Salting appends a unique random value to each user’s password before hashing, so identical passwords produce different hash values and resist rainbow-table attacks.
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