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Attackers have been using revoked certificates for MITM attacks to steal credentials from employees of Company.com. Which of the following options should Company.com implement to mitigate these…

The correct answer is C. OCSP stapling. To mitigate MITM attacks utilizing revoked certificates, Company.com should implement OCSP stapling, which allows servers to proactively provide certificate revocation status to clients.

Submitted by viktor_hu· Mar 4, 2026Security architecture

Question

Attackers have been using revoked certificates for MITM attacks to steal credentials from employees of Company.com. Which of the following options should Company.com implement to mitigate these attacks?

Options

  • ACaptive portal
  • BExtended validation certificate
  • COCSP stapling
  • DObject identifiers
  • EKey escrow

How the community answered

(42 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    12% (5)
  • C
    74% (31)
  • D
    7% (3)
  • E
    5% (2)

Why each option

To mitigate MITM attacks utilizing revoked certificates, Company.com should implement OCSP stapling, which allows servers to proactively provide certificate revocation status to clients.

ACaptive portal

A captive portal is used for network access control, often for guest networks, and does not address the issue of revoked certificates or MITM attacks.

BExtended validation certificate

An Extended Validation (EV) certificate provides higher assurance of identity but does not prevent or detect the use of revoked certificates by an attacker.

COCSP staplingCorrect

OCSP stapling is a mechanism where the web server obtains a digitally signed, time-stamped OCSP response from the Certificate Authority (CA) and "staples" it to its TLS/SSL handshake. This allows clients to efficiently verify the current revocation status of the server's certificate without contacting the CA directly, thereby preventing attackers from successfully using revoked certificates.

DObject identifiers

Object identifiers (OIDs) are numerical identifiers used within X.509 certificates for various fields and policies, not for checking certificate revocation status.

EKey escrow

Key escrow involves storing cryptographic keys with a third party for recovery purposes and is unrelated to preventing the use of revoked certificates in MITM attacks.

Concept tested: Efficient certificate revocation status verification (OCSP stapling)

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-cs/online-responder-installation-configuration

Topics

#OCSP stapling#certificate revocation#PKI#MITM mitigation

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