Which of the Following Are Used to Increase the Computing

question 1164

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are used to increase the computing time it takes to brute force a password using an offline attack? (Select TWO)

• A) XOR
• B) PBKDF2
• C) bcrypt
• D) HMAC
• E) RIPEMD

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