CompTIA Security+ (SY0-601) — Question 238

A security administrator is working on a solution to protect passwords stored in a database against rainbow table attacks. Which of the following should the administrator consider?

Answer options

• A. Hashing
• B. Salting
• C. Lightweight cryptography
• D. Steganography

Correct answer: B

Explanation

Salting is the best choice because it adds unique data to each password before hashing, making precomputed rainbow tables ineffective. Hashing alone does not provide sufficient protection against these attacks, while lightweight cryptography and steganography are not specifically designed for password protection.