Eccouncil Exam 212-81 Topic 1 Question 51 Discussion

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What is a salt?

AKey whitening

BRandom bits intermixed with a symmetric cipher to increase randomness and make it more secure

CKey rotation

DRandom bits intermixed with a hash to increase randomness and reduce collisions

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Suggested Answer: D

by Ressie at Jan 24, 2025, 03:39 PM

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Rosio

1 months ago

Ooh, key rotation, that's a good one! But I'm pretty sure that's not what a salt is. Guess I need to get my terminology straight before the exam.

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Tabetha

1 months ago

Key whitening? Really? That sounds more like something you'd do to your teeth, not your encryption keys. I think I'll pass on that one.

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Velda

6 days ago

C) Key rotation

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Lamonica

10 days ago

B) Random bits intermixed with a symmetric cipher to increase randomness and make it more secure

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Amie

22 days ago

A) Key whitening

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Amira

1 months ago

D) seems like the correct answer, mixing random bits with a hash to improve randomness and reduce collisions. Gotta love those cryptographic salts!

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Shalon

28 days ago

B) Random bits intermixed with a symmetric cipher to increase randomness and make it more secure

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Devora

1 months ago

A) Key whitening

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Luke

2 months ago

Hmm, I thought salt was something you put on your fries, not in your encryption! Guess I need to brush up on my crypto knowledge.

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Maile

25 days ago

B) Random bits intermixed with a symmetric cipher to increase randomness and make it more secure

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Stefanie

1 months ago

A) Key whitening

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Miles

2 months ago

I'm not sure, but I think a salt could also be D) Random bits intermixed with a hash to increase randomness and reduce collisions.

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Delsie

2 months ago

I agree with Erick, using random bits with a symmetric cipher sounds like a good way to increase security.

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Erick

2 months ago

I think a salt is B) Random bits intermixed with a symmetric cipher to increase randomness and make it more secure.

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