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SY0-701 · Question #515

Which of the following cryptographic solutions protects data at rest?

The correct answer is B. Full disk encryption. Full disk encryption (FDE) secures data at rest by encrypting the entire storage drive, ensuring that data is protected when the system is powered off or if the drive is accessed without authorization. This approach is commonly used to protect sensitive data stored on devices…

Submitted by skyler.x· Mar 6, 2026General security concepts

Question

Which of the following cryptographic solutions protects data at rest?

Options

  • ADigital signatures
  • BFull disk encryption
  • CPrivate key
  • DSteganography

How the community answered

(25 responses)
  • A
    8% (2)
  • B
    88% (22)
  • C
    4% (1)

Explanation

Full disk encryption (FDE) secures data at rest by encrypting the entire storage drive, ensuring that data is protected when the system is powered off or if the drive is accessed without authorization. This approach is commonly used to protect sensitive data stored on devices like laptops, servers, and storage media.

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