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SY0-701 · Question #971
Which of the following should be deployed on an externally facing web server in order to establish an encrypted connection?
The correct answer is A. Public key. A public key is deployed on the web server within its digital certificate, allowing clients to establish an encrypted session by securely exchanging a symmetric key through asymmetric encryption.
Submitted by mateo_ar· Mar 6, 2026Security architecture
Question
Which of the following should be deployed on an externally facing web server in order to establish an encrypted connection?
Options
- APublic key
- BPrivate key
- CAsymmetric key
- DSymmetric key
How the community answered
(37 responses)- A89% (33)
- B3% (1)
- C5% (2)
- D3% (1)
Explanation
A public key is deployed on the web server within its digital certificate, allowing clients to establish an encrypted session by securely exchanging a symmetric key through asymmetric encryption.
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