A virtual web server in a server pool was infected with malware after an analyst used the internet to research a system issue. After the server was rebuilt and added back into the server pool, users…

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Options

• AThe server was configured to use SSL to securely transmit data.
• BThe server was supporting weak TLS protocols for client connections.
• CThe malware infected all the web servers in the pool.
• DThe digital certificate on the web server was self-signed.

• A
  6% (1)
• B
  17% (3)
• C
  6% (1)
• D
  72% (13)

Explanation

A digital certificate is a document that contains the public key and identity information of a web server, and is signed by a trusted third-party authority called a certificate authority (CA). A digital certificate allows the web server to establish a secure connection with the clients using the HTTPS protocol, and also verifies the authenticity of the web server. A self-signed certificate is a digital certificate that is not signed by a CA, but by the web server itself. A self-signed certificate can cause issues with the website, as it may not be trusted by the clients or their browsers. Clients may receive warnings or errors when trying to access the website, indicating that the site could not be trusted or that the connection is not secure.

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