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SY0-701 · Question #666

A certificate authority needs to post information about expired certificates. Which of the following would accomplish this task?

The correct answer is B. CRL. CRL (Certificate Revocation List) is a digitally signed list published by a Certificate Authority (CA) that contains all certificates it has revoked or marked as expired/invalid before their scheduled expiration - exactly what the question describes. TPM (Trusted Platform…

Submitted by chiamaka_o· Mar 6, 2026Security architecture

Question

A certificate authority needs to post information about expired certificates. Which of the following would accomplish this task?

Options

  • ATPM
  • BCRL
  • CPKI
  • DCSR

How the community answered

(24 responses)
  • A
    4% (1)
  • B
    92% (22)
  • C
    4% (1)

Explanation

CRL (Certificate Revocation List) is a digitally signed list published by a Certificate Authority (CA) that contains all certificates it has revoked or marked as expired/invalid before their scheduled expiration - exactly what the question describes.

  • TPM (Trusted Platform Module) is a hardware security chip used for storing cryptographic keys and attestation; it has nothing to do with publishing certificate status.
  • PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) is the broader framework of policies, roles, and procedures that includes CAs and CRLs - it's the system, not the mechanism for posting revoked certs.
  • CSR (Certificate Signing Request) is a message sent to a CA when requesting a new certificate; it's used for creation, not revocation.

Memory tip: Think "CRL = Cancel/Revoke List" - when a CA needs to cancel a cert and tell the world about it, the CRL is the public bulletin board where that announcement lives.

Topics

#Certificate Authority#Certificate Revocation List (CRL)#Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)#Certificate Management

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