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CAS-004 Practice Question: Drag and drop the steps to deploy a new…
Drag and drop the steps to deploy a new certificate from an internal CA using Group Policy into the correct order.
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Request certificate from CA, approve request, export certificate with private key, import certificate into Group Policy, link GPO to OU
Certificate deployment involves requesting, approving, exporting with private key, importing, and then distributing via Group Policy.
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Request certificate from CA, approve request, export certificate with private key, import certificate into Group Policy, link GPO to OU
Why this is correct
This is the correct order because you must first request and approve the certificate before exporting it with its private key, then import it into Group Policy, and finally link the GPO to distribute it.
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Request certificate from CA, export certificate with private key, approve request, import certificate into Group Policy, link GPO to OU
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because you cannot export the certificate with its private key before the request is approved; the certificate is not yet issued.
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Import certificate into Group Policy, request certificate from CA, approve request, export certificate with private key, link GPO to OU
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because importing into Group Policy must come after the certificate is issued and exported with its private key, not before.
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Approve request, request certificate from CA, export certificate with private key, link GPO to OU, import certificate into Group Policy
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because the request must come before approval, and the certificate must be imported into Group Policy before linking the GPO.
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