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Encryption at Rest

Protecting inactive data stored on disks, databases, or backups using encryption algorithms.

Definition

Protecting inactive data stored on disks, databases, or backups using encryption algorithms.

Use case

Encrypting PostgreSQL disk volumes using AES-256 so stolen physical drives are unreadable.

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Encryption at rest

Google Cloud · Article · link checked 2026-10-16

Protecting stored data so stolen disks stay unreadable.

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