nerdexam
CompTIA

FC0-U61 · Question #642

Which of the following is an example of encrypted data in transit?

The correct answer is B. Accessing a banking website. Accessing a banking website typically involves HTTPS, which encrypts data as it travels between your browser and the server, protecting it in transit.

Security

Question

Which of the following is an example of encrypted data in transit?

Options

  • AEncrypting a drive partition
  • BAccessing a banking website
  • CCompressing a file with a password
  • DValidating a download with a checksum

How the community answered

(37 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    92% (34)
  • D
    5% (2)

Why each option

Accessing a banking website typically involves HTTPS, which encrypts data as it travels between your browser and the server, protecting it in transit.

AEncrypting a drive partition

Encrypting a drive partition (e.g., with BitLocker or Veracrypt) protects data "at rest" on a storage device, not while it is actively being transmitted over a network.

BAccessing a banking websiteCorrect

Accessing a banking website utilizes HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure), which employs SSL/TLS encryption to secure data exchanged between the user's browser and the bank's server. This process encrypts sensitive information like credentials and financial data while it is "in transit" across the network.

CCompressing a file with a password

Compressing a file with a password protects data "at rest" within the file itself and is a form of access control, but it does not inherently encrypt data in transit over a network.

DValidating a download with a checksum

Validating a download with a checksum verifies the integrity of a file to ensure it hasn't been corrupted or tampered with during transfer, but it does not encrypt the data itself while in transit.

Concept tested: Data encryption in transit

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security/benchmark/azure/security-controls-v3-data-protection#dp-4-encrypt-sensitive-data-in-transit

Topics

#data in transit encryption#HTTPS#web security

Community Discussion

No community discussion yet for this question.

Full FC0-U61 Practice