220-1102 Question #527: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is A: Certificate warning. The message 'Your connection is not private' indicates a certificate warning, meaning there is an issue with the website's SSL/TLS certificate that prevents a secure connection.

Security

Question

When visiting a particular website, a user receives a message stating, 揧our connection is not private? Which of the following describes this issue?

Options

ACertificate warning
BMalware
CJavaScript error
DMissing OS update

Explanation

The message 'Your connection is not private' indicates a certificate warning, meaning there is an issue with the website's SSL/TLS certificate that prevents a secure connection.

Common mistakes.

B. Malware might cause various browser issues, but this specific message is a direct security warning related to the SSL/TLS certificate, not typically a direct symptom of malware.
C. A JavaScript error would typically manifest as broken functionality on the website or an error in the developer console, not a 'connection not private' warning which is a browser-level security alert.
D. A missing OS update is unlikely to cause a specific 'connection not private' error; while outdated root certificates can cause issues, the message directly points to the website's certificate, not a general OS problem.

Concept tested. SSL/TLS certificate errors

Reference. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/security/fundamentals/tls-ssl-certificate-management

Topics

#SSL/TLS#Certificates#Browser security#HTTPS

Community Discussion

No community discussion yet for this question.

Full 220-1102 Practice Browse All 220-1102 Questions