Which statement describes the use of hashing?

IT Questions BankCategory: CCNA CyberOpsWhich statement describes the use of hashing?

Which statement describes the use of hashing?

  • Hashing can be used to prevent both accidental and deliberate changes.
  • Hashing can be used to detect both accidental and deliberate changes.
  • Hashing can be used to detect accidental changes, but does not protect against deliberate changes.
  • Hashing can be used to protect against deliberate changes, but does not detect accidental changes.

Explanation: Hashing can be used to detect accidental changes only. It is possible for an attacker to intercept a message, change it, recalculate the hash, and append it to the message. The receiving device would validate the appended hash.

Exam with this question: CCNA Cyber Ops Chapter 9 Exam Answers

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