Lexicon

Plaintext Sensitive Storage

Kind: anti-pattern

Layer: Security Core

Record: lexicon:plaintext-sensitive-storage

Canonical: Lexicon

Storing sensitive data unencrypted at rest, exposing it to anyone who reaches the underlying storage.

Listed in Lexicon terms, after Manual-Only Review and before Plaintext Transport.

Category

  • Security Privacy Compliance

Negated by

  • Encryption at Rest

Violates

  • Encryption at Rest

Linked from

  • Security / Privacy / Compliance / Governance