350-601 Security Practice Question
An organization requires disk encryption for data at rest in their UCS environment. Which technology should be used?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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SED
Self-encrypting drives (SEDs) provide hardware-based encryption for data at rest.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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AES-256 software encryption
Why it's wrong here
Software encryption is not hardware-based like SED.
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FC-SP-2
Why it's wrong here
FC-SP-2 encrypts Fibre Channel traffic in flight.
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SED
Why this is correct
SEDs encrypt data at rest on the drive.
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SAN encryption
Why it's wrong here
SAN encryption is typically array-based, not per drive.
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