Arcitura Education S90.18 Exam - Topic 5 Question 62 Discussion

Actual exam question for Arcitura Education's S90.18 exam

Question #: 62
Topic #: 5

The owner of a service inventory reports that the public key related to a certain private key has been lost. There is a concern that this was the result of a security breach. A security specialist recommends contacting the certificate authority in order to add the corresponding certificate to the certificate authority's Certificate Revocation List (CRL). However, the certificate authority responds by indicating that this is not necessary. Which of the following answers explains this response?

AThe certificate authority needs to issue a new public key instead.

BThe certificate authority requires that the existing public key needs to be changed within the existing certificate.

CPublic keys cannot get lost because they are already publically available.

DNone of the above

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Suggested Answer: C

by Tresa at Dec 11, 2022, 10:58 PM

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Francesco

4 months ago

Not sure about that, but I agree with the public key thing!

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Elza

4 months ago

I think the CA should still be involved, though.

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Hannah

4 months ago

Definitely C. Public keys are meant to be accessible.

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Lynelle

4 months ago

Wait, how can you lose a public key? Sounds fishy.

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Remona

4 months ago

Public keys are public, so they can't really be "lost."

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Keneth

5 months ago

I vaguely recall that losing a public key doesn't necessarily mean the certificate needs to be revoked, so maybe C is the best choice after all.

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Lashaunda

5 months ago

I thought the certificate authority would need to issue a new key if the old one was lost, which makes me lean towards A, but I'm not confident about that.

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Lacresha

5 months ago

I feel like we covered a similar question in class where the focus was on what happens when a private key is compromised. I think the CRL process is more about revoking certificates, so maybe D is correct?

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Chara

5 months ago

I remember studying that public keys are meant to be public, so I think option C makes sense, but I'm not entirely sure if that's the right answer here.

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Willie

5 months ago

This looks like a tricky one. I'll need to carefully read through the options and think about which configuration would provide the most comprehensive anti-spyware protection.

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Melodie

5 months ago

This question seems straightforward, but I want to make sure I understand the categories in the Best Practice Assessment tool before answering.

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Celeste

5 months ago

Reliability is definitely the most important factor here. The backup medium has to be able to consistently and securely store the data.

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Shantell

5 months ago

This question seems straightforward - the passage clearly states that formulas are unlikely to accurately price the interest at the time of the triggering event, so the answer must be to discourage their use.

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Nieves

5 months ago

Based on the options, the casebook feature seems to be related to either sharing threat data or prioritizing alerts. I'm not entirely confident, but I think I'll go with option A or D.

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Theresia

5 months ago

I'm a bit confused here. There are a few different test conditions mentioned, and I'm not sure how they all fit together. I'll need to carefully analyze the information provided and make sure I understand the relationships between the different elements.

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