A system transmits data using a cryptographic hash function; which outcome results when two distinct input messages produce the same hash value?

💡 Explanation

A collision in a cryptographic hash function means two different inputs generate the same output, so the data's integrity is compromised because the collision vulnerability undermines the uniqueness of the hash. Therefore, the correct response is data integrity compromise, rather than data transmission or improved encryption which would not occur in this situation.

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