Chapter 6. PKI and Key Management

OBJECTIVES

This chapter covers the following CompTIA objectives for the Security+ exam.

Understand the basic security features and operational concepts involved with digital certificates.

  • This objective will help you understand the basic security features and operational concepts involved with digital certificates. These include the following:

    • Digital certificates

    • Certificate revocation

    • Trust models

Understand the concepts involved in a digital certificate.

  • This objective is designed to educate you on the basic concepts involved in a digital certificate. Because a digital certificate can provide a means for a user to identify himself, management policies and procedures must be in place ensure its integrity for ...

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