In plain English
This describes data that is sitting in storage rather than moving or being used. In that stored state, the data is kept in an unreadable coded form. The focus is its condition during storage.
In context
Here, it states that the data is kept in encrypted form during storage, rather than while it is being sent or actively used.
- Situation
- Understanding encryption, privacy, data-sharing, and secure-connection labels
- What it communicates
- states protection during storage
Meaning limits
By itself, this term does not say anything about the data when it is being transmitted or actively processed.
Examples
“On the backup drive, the invoices stay encrypted at rest until staff open a file to work on it.”
“Once a team saves a report, it remains encrypted at rest in storage.”