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SY0-301 · Question #614

Which of the following identifies certificates that have been compromised or suspected of being compromised?

The correct answer is A. Certificate revocation list. A Certificate Revocation List (CRL) is a published list maintained by a Certificate Authority that identifies digital certificates that have been revoked before their scheduled expiration date.

General security concepts

Question

Which of the following identifies certificates that have been compromised or suspected of being compromised?

Options

  • ACertificate revocation list
  • BAccess control list
  • CKey escrow registry
  • DCertificate authority

How the community answered

(20 responses)
  • A
    90% (18)
  • C
    5% (1)
  • D
    5% (1)

Why each option

A Certificate Revocation List (CRL) is a published list maintained by a Certificate Authority that identifies digital certificates that have been revoked before their scheduled expiration date.

ACertificate revocation listCorrect

A Certificate Revocation List is issued and digitally signed by a Certificate Authority and contains the serial numbers of all certificates that have been revoked due to compromise, key loss, or policy violation. Relying parties check the CRL before trusting a certificate to ensure it has not been invalidated. OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol) is a real-time alternative to CRLs for the same purpose.

BAccess control list

An Access Control List defines permissions for network resources or file system objects and has no role in tracking certificate status.

CKey escrow registry

Key escrow is a system for storing copies of cryptographic keys for authorized recovery, not for tracking revoked certificates.

DCertificate authority

A Certificate Authority issues and manages certificates but the specific mechanism for listing revoked certificates is the CRL it publishes.

Concept tested: Certificate Revocation List PKI trust management

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/networking/core-network-guide/cncg/server-certs/configure-the-cdp-and-aia-extensions-on-ca1

Topics

#certificate revocation list#PKI#digital certificates#certificate management

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