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QuestionQ85

Cryptography Concepts for Managers

A message is hashed together with the user’s password so that a website can confirm the message’s integrity and authenticity.

Which algorithm is being described?

  • A DSA
  • B Diffie-Hellman
  • C SHA-3
  • D HMAC
Explanation

HMAC is a keyed-hash construction: it combines a message with a shared secret to create an authentication code. A recipient with the same secret can verify that the message was not altered and was produced by a party that knows the secret.

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