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SY0-701 · Question #406
During a penetration test, a flaw in the internal PKI was exploited to gain domain administrator rights using specially crafted certificates. Which of the following remediation tasks should be…
The correct answer is A. Updating the CRL. The first priority is to revoke any compromise certificates. This ensures that those certificates can no longer be used for unauthorized access.
Submitted by stefanr· Mar 6, 2026Threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations
Question
During a penetration test, a flaw in the internal PKI was exploited to gain domain administrator rights using specially crafted certificates. Which of the following remediation tasks should be completed as part of the cleanup phase?
Options
- AUpdating the CRL
- BPatching the CA
- CChanging passwords
- DImplementing SOAR
How the community answered
(24 responses)- A75% (18)
- B4% (1)
- C17% (4)
- D4% (1)
Explanation
The first priority is to revoke any compromise certificates. This ensures that those certificates can no longer be used for unauthorized access.
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