CISSP All Domains Practice test 8

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Storing passwords in plaintext on a server is obviously a big security vulnerability. Why would an organization choose to do that?

Because plaintext is more secure than encrypted.
Because the server is secure enough to not need the password encryption.
It is slightly faster than having to decrypt or check the password hash when the user tries to log in.
Access controls are only used on critical systems.

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