You
are the Security Consultant and have been contacted by a client regarding their encryption and
hashing algorithms. Their in-house network administrator tells you that their current hashing
algorithm is an older one with known weaknesses and is not collision resistant.Which algorithm are
they most likely using for hashing?
A.
PKI
B.
SHA
C.
Kerberos
D.
MD5
Explanation:
They are using the Message Digest 5 hashing algorithm. MD5 was widely used several
years ago. However, it was not collision resistant, and
even more significant flaws were later found in it.