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Before Tony stores a password hash, he appends a string of characters that is unique to each password generated using an algorithm he created. What technique is Tony using to help protect his password hashes?

Answer Options

A

Tokenization

B

Steganography

C

Salting

D

Key stretching

Correct Answer: C

Explanation

Tony is salting his password, which involves adding a string of characters to the password before it is hashed. This creates a unique hash, even if the password itself is an easily guessed or common password.