Certificates Flashcards
Digital documents used to authenticate the identity of users, devices, or organisations.
1
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Certificate Authorities
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Entities that issue and manage digital certificates.
2
Q
Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs)
A
Lists of revoked or compromised
digital certificates.
3
Q
Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP)
A
Protocol for checking the revocation status of digital certificates in real-time.
4
Q
Self-signed
A
Digital certificates signed by their own issuer.
5
Q
Third-party
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Digital certificates issued by a trusted third-party CA.
6
Q
Root of Trust
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A trusted entity or component from which cryptographic operations and trust relationships originate.
7
Q
Certificate Signing Request (CSR) Generation
A
Process of requesting a digital certificate from a CA.
8
Q
Wildcard
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A digital certificate that can secure multiple subdomains of a domain.
