>The biggest problem I see with this is one of observability, if not all 
>of the data is encrypted yet what should the encryption property say ? 
>If it says encryption is on then the admin might think the data is 
>"safe", but if it says it is off that isn't the truth either because 
>some of it maybe still encrypted.

>From a user interface perspective, I'd expect something like

  Encryption: Being enabled, 75% complete
or
  Encryption: Being disabled, 25% complete, about 2h23m remaining

I'm not sure how you'd map this into a property (or several), but it seems like 
"on"/"off" ought to be paired with "transitioning to on"/"transitioning to off" 
for any changes which aren't instantaneous.
 
 
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