Alice and Bob use the same password to login into the company network. This means both would have the exact same hash for their passwords. What could be implemented to prevent both password hashes from being the same?

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Alice and Bob use the same password to login into the company network. This means both would have the exact same hash for their passwords. What could be implemented to prevent both password hashes from being the same?

  • peppering
  • pseudo-random generator
  • salting
  • RSA

Explanation: A password is stored as a combination of both a hash and a salt.

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