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Sakis wants to verify that a software package that he downloaded matches the original version. What hashing tool should he use if he believes that technically sophisticated attackers may have replaced the software package with a version containing a backdoor?

Answer Options

A

MD5

B

3DES

C

SHA1

D

SHA 256

Correct Answer: D

Explanation

Intentional collisions have been created with MD5, and a real-world collision attack against SHA-1 was announced in early 2017. 3DES is not a hashing tool, leaving SHA-256 as the only secure choice in this list.