Which of the following is a common application of cryptographic hash functions?

Storing passwords as hash values.

Encrypting files for confidentiality.

Generating symmetric encryption keys directly from a password.

Compressing data to reduce storage size.

Which of the following is a common use case for the Tiger hash function?

Deriving encryption keys in AES.

Generating digital signatures in TLS.

Hashing passwords in a web application.

Integrity checking in file-sharing applications.

What is the primary design goal of the Tiger hash function?

To be resistant to side-channel attacks.

To provide fast hashing on 64-bit processors.

To be used exclusively in digital signatures.

To provide the smallest possible digest size.

A security team is evaluating whether to continue using MD5 for internal non-security checksums (e.g., detecting accidental corruption). The data is not adversarial, but the team wants to avoid any risk of intentional tampering. Which recommendation is most appropriate?

Continue using MD5 because it is fast and the data is not adversarial.

Migrate to SHA-256 because MD5 is cryptographically broken and should not be used even for integrity checks.

Use MD5 with a secret salt to prevent tampering.

Use CRC32 instead of MD5 for faster checks.

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Hashing Algorithms (MD5, SHA, RIPEMD, Tiger, Whirlpool) and HMAC ECES Practice Questions (Page 6)

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26foundation · easy
Which of the following is a common application of cryptographic hash functions?
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27foundation · easy
Which of the following is a common use case for the Tiger hash function?
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28foundation · easy
What is the primary design goal of the Tiger hash function?
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29application · medium
A software vendor needs to verify the integrity of downloaded firmware updates. The update files are large, and the verification must be fast and resistant to collision attacks. Which hashing algorithm is most appropriate?
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30expert · hard
A security team is evaluating whether to continue using MD5 for internal non-security checksums (e.g., detecting accidental corruption). The data is not adversarial, but the team wants to avoid any risk of intentional tampering. Which recommendation is most appropriate?
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