CompTIA Security+ (SY0-601) — Question 76

Which of the following can be used by a monitoring tool to compare values and detect password leaks without providing the actual credentials?

Answer options

• A. Hashing
• B. Tokenization
• C. Masking
• D. Encryption

Correct answer: A

Explanation

Hashing is the correct answer because it transforms the original password into a fixed-size string of characters, which can be compared without exposing the actual password. Tokenization, masking, and encryption do not provide a way to directly compare values without revealing sensitive information, making them unsuitable for this specific purpose.