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Secure Data at Rest for C# Applications

In this lab, you’ll practice securing data for storage in C# using modern security techniques such as encryption, hashing with salt, and environment variables. This will allow you to build applications that meet modern security compliance requirements and standards. When you’re finished, you’ll have the ability to build applications that can securely store data using industry best practices.

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Level
Beginner
Last updated
Aug 05, 2025
Duration
55m

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Table of Contents
  1. Challenge

    Getting Started in the Lab Environment

    Here are the initial instructions and explanation of the lab environment. Read this while your environment is busy creating itself from nothing. Yes, this violates physics; we know. How fun!

  2. Challenge

    Understanding Securing Data for Storage in C#

    To start this lab, you will learn about the importance of securing data at rest in C# Applications.

  3. Challenge

    Implementing Secure Data Storage in C# Applications

    In this challenge, you will create C# applications that implement the three security controls covered in the previous challenge: encryption, hashing, and environment variables.

  4. Challenge

    Knowledge Check for Securing Data at Rest in C#

    To finish this lab, you will test your understanding of the concepts that you learned in the last two challenges.

About the author

Shimon Brathwaite is a seven-year cybersecurity professional with extensive experience in Incident Response, Vulnerability Management, Identity and Access Management and Consulting.

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