Which of the Following Is the BEST Reason for Salting

question 634

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the BEST reason for salting a password hash before it is stored in a database?

• A) To prevent duplicate values from being stored
• B) To make the password retrieval process very slow
• C) To protect passwords from being saved in readable format
• D) To prevent users from using simple passwords for their access credentials

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