ANS-C01 Network Security, Compliance and Governance Practice Question
A company wants to use AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) to provide a TLS certificate for a website hosted on an ALB. The domain is example.com, and the certificate must be renewed automatically. Which type of certificate should be requested?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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A public certificate issued by ACM with DNS validation
ACM automatically renews public certificates if DNS validation is used. Option A is incorrect because private certificates issued by ACM Private CA are not trusted by public browsers. Option B is incorrect because self-signed certificates are not trusted by browsers and must be manually renewed. Option C is incorrect because imported certificates from third-party CAs must be manually renewed.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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A private certificate issued by ACM Private CA
Why it's wrong here
Private CA for internal use.
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A self-signed certificate generated with OpenSSL
Why it's wrong here
Not trusted by browsers.
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A certificate imported into ACM from a third-party CA
Why it's wrong here
Must be manually renewed before expiration.
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A public certificate issued by ACM with DNS validation
Why this is correct
ACM handles renewal automatically.
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