SY0-701 Domain 1: General Security Concepts

Which of the answers listed below refers to software technology designed to provide confidentiality for an entire data storage device?

Multiple choice — select one answer

Answer choices

  1. a. TPM
  2. b. FDE
  3. c. EFS
  4. d. HSM

Architectural breakdown & explanation

Full Disk Encryption (FDE) is software that encrypts an entire storage device.

Correct answer(s): b. FDE

Exam domain: Domain 1: General Security Concepts (12% weight on the official guide).

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