Which of these events would commonly involve a hash?
A) Copy data to a USB memory stick
B) Start your browser
C) Store a password
D) Install a new hardware driver
E) Pick lottery numbers
The answer: C) Store a password
To protect the original password, the plaintext of the password is usually hashed. This hashed data is stored as the password and the hashing is recreated and compared with each authentication attempt. Since the hash cannot be reversed, the original password text remains private.
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