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page_title: 'State: Sensitive Data'
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description: Sensitive data in OpenTF state.
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---
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# Sensitive Data in State
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OpenTF state can contain sensitive data, depending on the resources in use
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and your definition of "sensitive." The state contains resource IDs and all
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resource attributes. For resources such as databases, this may contain initial
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passwords.
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When using local state, state is stored in plain-text JSON files.
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When using [remote state](/opentf/language/state/remote), state is only ever held in
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memory when used by OpenTF. It may be encrypted at rest, but this depends on
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the specific remote state backend.
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## Recommendations
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If you manage any sensitive data with OpenTF (like database passwords, user
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passwords, or private keys), treat the state itself as sensitive data.
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Storing state remotely can provide better security.
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OpenTF does not persist state to the local disk when remote state is in use,
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and some backends can be configured to encrypt the state data at rest.
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For example:
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- The S3 backend supports encryption at rest when the `encrypt` option is
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enabled. IAM policies and logging can be used to identify any invalid access.
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Requests for the state go over a TLS connection.
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