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SY0-701 · Question #885
A security administrator protects passwords by using hashing. Which of the following best describes what the administrator is doing?
The correct answer is C. Using mathematical algorithms to make passwords unique. Hashing applies mathematical algorithms to transform passwords into unique, fixed-length values, ensuring the original password cannot be reversed from the hash.
Submitted by femi9· Mar 6, 2026General security concepts
Question
A security administrator protects passwords by using hashing. Which of the following best describes what the administrator is doing?
Options
- AAdding extra characters at the end to increase password length
- BGenerating a token to make the passwords temporal
- CUsing mathematical algorithms to make passwords unique
- DCreating a rainbow table to protect passwords in a list
How the community answered
(55 responses)- A7% (4)
- B2% (1)
- C89% (49)
- D2% (1)
Explanation
Hashing applies mathematical algorithms to transform passwords into unique, fixed-length values, ensuring the original password cannot be reversed from the hash.
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