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CompTIA Exam SY0-701 Topic 1 Question 12 Discussion

Actual exam question for CompTIA's SY0-701 exam
Question #: 12
Topic #: 1
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In order to strengthen a password and prevent a hacker from cracking it, a random string of 36 characters was added to the password. Which of the following best describes this technique?

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Suggested Answer: D

Adding a random string of characters, known as a 'salt,' to a password before hashing it is known as salting. This technique strengthens passwords by ensuring that even if two users have the same password, their hashes will be different due to the unique salt, making it much harder for attackers to crack passwords using precomputed tables. Reference: CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 course content and official CompTIA study resources.


by Erick at Apr 24, 2024, 03:44 PM

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Elise
7 months ago
I would go with A) Key stretching. It seems like a technique to make the password more complex and harder to crack.
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Paz
7 months ago
I'm leaning towards D) Salting too. Adding random characters to a password sounds like salting to me.
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Alesia
7 months ago
I disagree. I believe the correct answer is A) Key stretching.
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Kattie
7 months ago
I think the answer is D) Salting.
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Xenia
8 months ago
I'm not sure, but adding a random string to a password sounds like tokenization to me.
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Leonardo
8 months ago
No, I believe it's salting instead.
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Dyan
8 months ago
I think the technique described is key stretching.
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Dyan
7 months ago
Exactly, it's all about adding complexity to the password to enhance security.
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Cletus
8 months ago
I see, so it's about making the password longer and harder to crack.
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Candida
8 months ago
Yes, but key stretching is specifically used to make the password stronger by stretching it out.
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Veda
8 months ago
But doesn't salting also add extra random characters to the password?
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Francesco
8 months ago
No, I'm pretty sure it's key stretching.
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Vashti
8 months ago
I believe the correct technique is salting.
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