# Plaintext Transport

> Sending data over an unencrypted channel, exposing it to interception and tampering in transit.

Record: `lexicon:plaintext-transport`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Security Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/security-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-plaintext-transport

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Plaintext Sensitive Storage](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/plaintext-sensitive-storage.md) and before [Point-in-Time Audit Only](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/point-in-time-audit-only.md).

## Category

- [Security Privacy Compliance](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/security-privacy-compliance.md)

## Negated by

- [Encryption in Transit](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/encryption-in-transit.md)

## Linked from

- [Security / Privacy / Compliance / Governance](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-security-privacy-compliance-governance.md)