CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 Practice Question

A security engineer wants to ensure that even if two users have the same password, their stored password hashes are different. Which of the following techniques should be implemented?

  • Store passwords in plain text for verification.

  • Use a different hashing algorithm for each user.

  • Add unique data to each password before hashing.

  • Implement asymmetric encryption for password storage.

CompTIA Security+ SY0-701
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