EC-Council
EC0-350 · Question #397
Which of the following defines the role of a root Certificate Authority (CA) in a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)?
The correct answer is C. The CA is the trusted root that issues certificates. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
Which of the following defines the role of a root Certificate Authority (CA) in a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)?
Options
- AThe root CA is the recovery agent used to encrypt data when a user's certificate is lost.
- BThe root CA stores the user's hash value for safekeeping.
- CThe CA is the trusted root that issues certificates.
- DThe root CA is used to encrypt email messages to prevent unintended disclosure of data.
How the community answered
(31 responses)- A6% (2)
- B3% (1)
- C81% (25)
- D10% (3)
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