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Question27Max. score: 2.00Of the following, which statement correctly describes the difference between a secure cipherand a secure hash?A hash produces a variable output for any input size; a cipher does not.A cipher produces the same size output for any input size; a hash does not.A hash can be reversed; a cipher cannot.A cipher can be reversed; a hash cannot.

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Question27Max. score: 2.00Of the following, which statement correctly describes the difference between a secure cipherand a secure hash?A hash produces a variable output for any input size; a cipher does not.A cipher produces the same size output for any input size; a hash does not.A hash can be reversed; a cipher cannot.A cipher can be reversed; a hash cannot.

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The difference between a secure cipher and a secure hash can be described as follows:

  1. A hash produces a variable output for any input size; a cipher does not.
  2. A cipher produces the same size output for any input size; a hash does not.
  3. A hash can be reversed; a cipher cannot.
  4. A cipher can be reversed; a hash cannot.

Therefore, the correct statement that describes the difference between a secure cipher and a secure hash is: A hash produces a variable output for any input size; a cipher does not.

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