Developing Applications Using Cisco Core Platforms and APIs (DEVCOR) — Question 320

Which action enhances end-user privacy when an application is built that collects and processes the location data from devices?

Answer options

• A. Use the network device serial number to encrypt the MAC address for each device.
• B. Salt the MAC address for each device.
• C. Implement an algorithmic information theoretic loss to the MAC address for each device.
• D. Pepper the MAC address for each device.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

Salting the MAC address helps obscure it by adding random data, enhancing user privacy. The other options, while they involve manipulating the MAC address, do not specifically address privacy enhancement in the same effective manner as salting does.