350-701 Security Concepts Practice Question
A company deploys a solution that uses a root certificate authority (CA) and intermediate CAs to issue certificates. What is the term for the hierarchical structure of certificates from the root CA to the end entity?
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Why each option matters
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Certificate chaining
Certificate chaining refers to the path from the root CA through intermediates to the end-entity certificate.
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Certificate signing request
Why it's wrong here
CSR is a request for a certificate.
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Certificate revocation list
Why it's wrong here
CRL is a list of revoked certificates.
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Certificate chaining
Why this is correct
The chain of trust from root to leaf.
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Public key infrastructure
Why it's wrong here
PKI is the overall framework, not the specific structure.
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