What is a value that can be used to ensure that plaintext,when hashed,will not consistently result in the same digest?
A)salt
B)initialization vector
C)counter
D)nonce

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A salt is a random value added to the plaintext before hashing to ensure that even if the same plaintext is hashed multiple times, the resulting digest will be different due to the randomness of the salt. This helps to prevent dictionary attacks or other methods of guessing the plaintext based on the hashed digest.

What Is a Value That Can Be Used to Ensure