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N10-005 · Question #589

Which of the following uses certificates as a form of security?

The correct answer is C. PKI. PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) is the framework specifically built around the issuance, management, and validation of digital certificates to establish trust and secure communications.

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Question

Which of the following uses certificates as a form of security?

Options

  • AKerberos
  • BLDAP
  • CPKI
  • DCHAP

How the community answered

(25 responses)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    92% (23)
  • D
    4% (1)

Why each option

PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) is the framework specifically built around the issuance, management, and validation of digital certificates to establish trust and secure communications.

AKerberos

Kerberos uses symmetric key cryptography and tickets issued by a KDC, not digital certificates, for authentication.

BLDAP

LDAP is a directory access protocol used to query and modify directory information and does not use certificates as its security mechanism.

CPKICorrect

PKI is a system of hardware, software, policies, and procedures that manages digital certificates and public-private key pairs. Certificates issued by a Certificate Authority (CA) are the core mechanism PKI uses to authenticate identities, encrypt data, and establish secure channels such as TLS/SSL. Every PKI transaction depends on certificate validation through a chain of trust.

DCHAP

CHAP authenticates using a three-way challenge-response handshake with a shared secret, not certificates.

Concept tested: PKI certificate-based authentication framework

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/networking/core-network-guide/cncg/server-certs/server-certificate-deployment-overview

Topics

#PKI#digital certificates#public key infrastructure#authentication

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