EXAM TERM REVIEW PT 2

Characteristics of Public Key infrastructure

• Two key (asymmetric) crypto systems

• Manages public key encryption

• Associates a public key with an individual company

• Uses digital signatures and digital certificates

• Data packages that identify the entity protected by asymmetric cryptography

Set of rules, policies, hardware, software, and procedures used to create, manage, distribute, use, store, and revoke digital certificates.

Data packages that identify the entity protected by asymmetric cryptography

Which all are true about Digital Certificates (click all that apply)

• Uses digital signatures and digital certificates

• Issued by a Certificate Authority (CA)

• Associates a public key with an individual/company

• Responsible for issuing, revoking and distributing digital certificates

Issues digital certificates back to the person's once the person's identity has been authenticated

Which choices are true about Certificate Authorities "CA"

(Click all that apply)

• Responsible for issuing, revoking, and distributing digital certificates

• Data packages that identify the entity protected by asymmetric cryptography

• Often a trusted third-party organization

• Two key (asymmetric) crypto systems

The term "RA" stands for

Which choices are true about an RA (Registration Authority)

• The front end entity that you actually work with

• The part of the key pair that is secret

• Verifies identity documentation before confirming that the CA can issue the certificate

• User info and payment needed

• Signs the certificate

The term "CRL" stands for

A list published by the CA (certificate authority) of certificates that can no longer be used