Which of the following encryption types protects data at rest?

The correct answer is A. File-level. File-level encryption encrypts individual files or directories stored on a disk, protecting data at rest - data that is not actively moving across a network. VPN and HTTPS both encrypt data in transit (data moving between systems over a network), not data stored on a drive. Plain

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AFile-level
BVPN
CHTTPS
DPlaintext

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File-level encryption encrypts individual files or directories stored on a disk, protecting data at rest - data that is not actively moving across a network. VPN and HTTPS both encrypt data in transit (data moving between systems over a network), not data stored on a drive. Plaintext means data is unencrypted and offers no protection whatsoever. File-level encryption ensures that even if physical media is stolen, the data remains unreadable without the decryption key.

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