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IRB: Data States

Data security is important throughout the various lifecycles of your research data and research collaboration. As part of your IRB data plan, you must include protection in each one of these states: Data Display; Data at Rest; and Data in Transit. The following diagrams provides examples of each one of these data states:

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Data in Transit Data in Transit Reports Publication Presentation Researcher Computer Web Form Backed Up Data (DRP) Vendor Partner Online Survey Desktop Experiment Application Specialized Equipment (fMRI, etc.) Cloud, University Data Center, Departmental, or Researcher Hosted Database Data Display Data at Rest Data at Rest Data Display IRB: Data States Austin / Pruitt Spring 2021

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