Which of the Following Differentiates a Collision Attack from a Rainbow

question 484

Multiple Choice

Which of the following differentiates a collision attack from a rainbow table attack?

• A) A rainbow table attack performs a hash lookup
• B) A rainbow table attack uses the hash as a password
• C) In a collision attack, the hash and the input data are equivalent
• D) In a collision attack, the same input results in different hashes

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Definitions:

Range

A measure of variability. The difference between the highest score and the lowest score.

Nominal Scale

A classification system that categorizes data into discrete categories without any numeric or ordered value.

Central Tendency

A statistical measure that identifies a single value as representative of a data set, like the mean, median, or mode.

Measure

A tool or method used to quantify the characteristics or properties of subjects under investigation.