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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 .