Refer to the exhibit. What should be determined from this Apache log?

The correct answer is B. The private key does not match with the SSL certificate. The error logs indicate multiple PKCS12 and ASN.1 decoding errors, such as: PKCS12 routines:PKCS12_parse:mac verify failure rsa routines:old_rsa_priv_decode:RSA lib PKCS12 routines:PKCS12_key_gen_uni:malloc These specific errors most commonly occur when: The private key does…

Submitted by manish99· Mar 6, 2026Forensics Techniques

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Exhibit

Options

AA module named mod_ssl is needed to make SSL connections.
BThe private key does not match with the SSL certificate.
CThe certificate file has been maliciously modified
DThe SSL traffic setup is improper

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A
2% (1)
B
79% (34)
C
7% (3)
D
12% (5)

Explanation

The error logs indicate multiple PKCS12 and ASN.1 decoding errors, such as: PKCS12 routines:PKCS12_parse:mac verify failure rsa routines:old_rsa_priv_decode:RSA lib PKCS12 routines:PKCS12_key_gen_uni:malloc These specific errors most commonly occur when: The private key does not correspond to the certificate being used. There is a mismatch between the public and private key pair required for SSL handshakes. This is a well-documented condition in Apache SSL configuration issues and explicitly covered under TLS/SSL troubleshooting sections in cybersecurity operations contexts. The Cisco CyberOps guide also notes that SSL errors with key verification usually result from "improper key/certificate pairing" rather than file corruption or missing modules.

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