From the course: CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) Cert Prep: 1 General Security Concepts
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Certificate types
From the course: CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) Cert Prep: 1 General Security Concepts
Certificate types
There are several different types of certificates that may be used to secure systems. We've already discussed the importance of securing root certificates. These are the core certificates at the heart of a certificate authority, and they're used as a very first certificate or root of trust in chain certificates. Another special type of certificate is the wildcard certificate. Wildcard certificates are able to match many different subjects, and because of this, they must be carefully secured. You can easily recognize wildcard certificates because they have special names, such as *.linkedin.com. The asterisk indicates that the certificate may be used for any subject name ending in linkedin.com. This certificate will be valid for www.linkedin.com, mail.linkedin.com, secure.linkedin.com, or any other subject name ending in linkedin.com. Although one important note on these wildcard certificates, the wildcard only goes one level deep. It replaces a single name and not multiple levels of…
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Trust models2m 52s
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PKI and digital certificates4m 5s
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Hash functions7m 38s
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Digital signatures3m 50s
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Digital signature standard1m 27s
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Create a digital certificate4m 55s
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Revoke a digital certificate1m 28s
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Certificate stapling2m 29s
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Certificate authorities6m 13s
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Certificate subjects3m 35s
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Certificate types2m 55s
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Certificate formats2m 30s
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