What is a hash?
A) Single key algorithm used to protect data at rest
B) Non-reversible representation of the data
C) Private key encryption in which the that itself is used as a counterpart to the key
D) A mechanism to protect the exchange of a public key

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Hashes are not reversible, but due to collisions, are vulnerable to brute force attacks as hashes for a data set are computed until a match is found.

What Is a Hash