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Encryption-in-Use

Encryption-in-use is a data protection approach that keeps data cryptographically protected while applications process it or hold it in active memory. It matters in enterprise environments that need to limit plaintext exposure in cloud, multitenant, and outsourced computing infrastructures.

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curl -X POST https://mcp.decisioninsights.ai/api/mcp-public \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -H "accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
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REST

GET https://api.decisioninsights.ai/api/public/v1/glossary/3582c205-d77e-467f-9faf-d10ff0bb1a74

CLI

di get-glossary --slug encryption-in-use

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