Which data state would be most likely to use TLS as a protection mechanism?

The correct answer is D. Data in transit. TLS (Transport Layer Security) is specifically designed to protect data in transit-data actively moving across a network between two endpoints, such as between a client and a server. TLS encrypts the communication channel, preventing eavesdropping and tampering during transmissio

Submitted by katya_ua· Apr 18, 2026Cloud Data Security

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AData in use
BData at rest
CArchived
DData in transit

How the community answered

(38 responses)

A
8% (3)
B
3% (1)
C
3% (1)
D
87% (33)

Explanation

TLS (Transport Layer Security) is specifically designed to protect data in transit-data actively moving across a network between two endpoints, such as between a client and a server. TLS encrypts the communication channel, preventing eavesdropping and tampering during transmission. Data at rest (B) and archived data (C) are typically protected by encryption at the storage level (e.g., AES encryption of disk volumes or files). Data in use (A) refers to data being actively processed in memory, which requires different protection mechanisms such as trusted execution environments (TEEs).

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