Which of the following are public key standards?

The correct answer is B. PKCS #10 C. PKCS #12. PKCS (Public Key Cryptography Standards) is a family of standards developed by RSA Security. PKCS #10 defines the format for a Certificate Signing Request (CSR), used to request a digital certificate from a Certificate Authority. PKCS #12 defines a file format (commonly .pfx or…

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AIPSEC
BPKCS #10
CPKCS #12
DISO33012
EAES

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(44 responses)

A
7% (3)
B
86% (38)
D
5% (2)
E
2% (1)

Explanation

PKCS (Public Key Cryptography Standards) is a family of standards developed by RSA Security. PKCS #10 defines the format for a Certificate Signing Request (CSR), used to request a digital certificate from a Certificate Authority. PKCS #12 defines a file format (commonly .pfx or .p12) used to bundle a private key with its certificate chain. The other options are incorrect: IPSec (A) is a network security protocol suite for encrypting IP traffic, not a public key standard. ISO33012 (D) is a fabricated standard that does not exist. AES (E) is a symmetric encryption algorithm, not a public key standard.

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