Which of the following is true about digital certificate?

The correct answer is B. Electronic credential proving that the person the certificate was issued to is who they claim. A digital certificate is an electronic credential issued by a trusted Certificate Authority (CA) that binds a public key to an identity, thereby proving that the certificate holder is who they claim to be. It is not the same as a digital signature (A) - a signature proves…

Submitted by helene.fr· Apr 18, 2026Cryptography

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AIt is the same as digital signature proving Integrity and Authenticity of the data
BElectronic credential proving that the person the certificate was issued to is who they claim
CYou can only get digital certificate from Verisign, RSA if you wish to prove the key belong to a
DCan't contain geography data such as country for example.

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B
94% (29)
C
3% (1)
D
3% (1)

Explanation

A digital certificate is an electronic credential issued by a trusted Certificate Authority (CA) that binds a public key to an identity, thereby proving that the certificate holder is who they claim to be. It is not the same as a digital signature (A) - a signature proves integrity and authenticity of data, while a certificate proves identity. Certificates can be issued by any accredited CA, not just Verisign or RSA (C). Certificates absolutely can and do contain geographic data such as country codes in the Subject field (D).

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#Digital Certificates#PKI#Authentication#Identity Verification

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