Network+ Exam
Encryption
October 29, 2025
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Encryption
unencryped - plain text clear text - stored transmitted or processed in an unprotected format that anyone can view or read,
encryped - information is encoded that can only be decryped with a key. encryption is a form of risk mitigtion.
data state - location of data in the processing system.
data at rest - any data stored in memory, a hard drive, or storage device
Full disk encryption
folder encryption
file encryption
database ecryption.
data in transit/motion data tha is currently moving from one computer to another or from one part of a computer system to another part of the system.
TLS - transport layer security
SSL - secure
IPSEC -
WPA2 wit AES
Data in use/Processing - any data read into memory or is currently inside the processor that is being worked on .