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A backup tape is made of encrypted health records, but the encryption key is on the same backup. This scenario comes under the risk of :

  1. Insecure Cryptographic Storage

  2. Failure to Restrict URL Access

  3. Insufficient Transport Layer Protection

  4. Unvalidated Redirects and Forwards
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Explanation

This is a classic Insecure Cryptographic Storage scenario. Encrypting data is useless if the decryption key is stored alongside the encrypted data. When the backup tape is stolen, the attacker has both the encrypted data and the key to decrypt it. Keys must be stored separately, preferably in a secure key management system.

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