Free CompTIA Security Plus SY0-701 Actual Exam Questions - Question 7 Discussion
Question No. 7
Which of the following cryptographic solutions protects data at rest?
Select one option, then reveal solution.
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Noah N.
2026-02-17
B imo, since private keys are just part of the process, they don’t actually encrypt data by themselves. Full disk encryption directly secures everything stored on the device.
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Noah N.
2026-02-14
Digital signatures (A) don’t protect stored data, so definitely not that.
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Peter M.
2026-01-25
It’s definitely B because digital signatures and private keys are more about authentication and encryption during transmission, not specifically for data stored on a device.
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Andre E.
2026-01-16
B. Full disk encryption, since it directly secures stored data.
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