Which of the following differentiates a collision attack from a rainbow table attack?
A) A rainbow table attack performs a hash lookup
B) A rainbow table attack uses the hash as a password
C) In a collision attack, the hash and the input data are equivalent
D) In a collision attack, the same input results in different hashes

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A rainbow table attack involves precomputed hash values to perform a hash lookup, while a collision attack focuses on finding two different inputs that produce the same hash value.

Which of the Following Differentiates a Collision Attack from a Rainbow