Describe the Components Necessary to Use an SSL Certificate F5N3 Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1application · medium

   An administrator has a certificate in PEM format and needs to convert it to DER format for use in a Java application. Which command should they use?

   • Aopenssl req -in cert.pem -out cert.der
   • Bopenssl rsa -in cert.pem -out cert.der
   • Copenssl x509 -in cert.pem -outform DER -out cert.der
   • Dopenssl pkcs12 -in cert.pem -out cert.der
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2. 2foundation · easy

   Which certificate format is the default for NGINX's ssl_certificate directive and is a base64-encoded representation?

   • APFX
   • BDER
   • CPEM
   • DPKCS#12
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4. 3foundation · easy

   Which component is generated first and contains the public key that will be embedded in the SSL/TLS certificate?

   • AThe certificate chain file
   • BThe certificate signing request (CSR)
   • CThe private key
   • DThe SSL/TLS certificate
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5. 4application · medium

   An administrator is creating a CSR for a new certificate. They want to include the domain `www.example.com` and the organization name. What information is required in the CSR?

   • AThe certificate and the private key
   • BThe root CA certificate and the public key
   • CThe private key and the subject details
   • DThe public key and the subject details (e.g., common name, organization)
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6. 5foundation · easy

   In an NGINX SSL configuration, which file contains the public key that clients use to encrypt data sent to the server?

   • AThe certificate file (ssl_certificate)
   • BThe CSR file
   • CThe private key file (ssl_certificate_key)
   • DThe dhparam file
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