Digital Certificates Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
Wildcard Certificate
A
All subdomains use same public key certificate & display as valid
2
Q
Subject Alternate Name (SAN) Field
A
For 2 or more domains, if they’re not all the same root domain, states names & IP addresses
3
Q
Single-Sided Certificate
A
Only server needs to be validated
4
Q
Dual-Sided Certificate
A
Requires both server & user to be validated
High security environment
5
Q
Self-Signed Certificate
A
Signed by same entity who’s identity it certifies
Lower-trust, usually testing environment
6
Q
3rd Party Certificate
A
Issued & signed by Certificate Authority (CA)
Preferred choice for publicly facing sites
