HP Exam HPE7-A02 Topic 15 Question 19 Discussion

Actual exam question for HP's HPE7-A02 exam

Question #: 19
Topic #: 15

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You are using OpenSSL to obtain a certificate signed by a Certification Authority (CA). You have entered this command:

openssl req -new -out file1.pem -newkey rsa:3072 -keyout file2.pem

Enter PEM pass phrase: **********

Verifying - Enter PEM pass phrase: **********

Country Name (2 letter code) [AU]:US

State or Province Name (full name) [Some-State]:California

Locality Name (eg, city) []:Sunnyvale

Organization Name (eg, company) [Internet Widgits Pty Ltd]:example.com

Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []:Infrastructure

Common Name (e.g. server FQDN or YOUR name) []:radius.example.com

What is one guideline for continuing to obtain a certificate?

AYou should use a third-party tool to encrypt file2.pem before sending it and file1.pem to the CA.

BYou should concatenate file1.pem and file2.pem into a single file, and submit that to the desired CA to sign.

CYou should submit file1.pem, but not file2.pem, to the desired CA to sign.

DYou should submit file2.pem, but not file1.pem, to the desired CA to sign.

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Suggested Answer: C

When using OpenSSL to obtain a certificate signed by a Certification Authority (CA), you should submit the Certificate Signing Request (CSR) file, which is file1.pem, to the CA. The CSR contains the information about the entity requesting the certificate and the public key, but not the private key, which is in file2.pem. The CA uses the information in the CSR to create and sign the certificate.

1. CSR Submission: The CSR (file1.pem) includes the public key and the entity information required by the CA to issue a certificate.

2. Private Key Security: The private key (file2.pem) should never be sent to the CA or shared; it remains securely stored on the requestor's server.

3. Certificate Issuance: After the CA signs the CSR, the resulting certificate can be used with the private key to establish secure communications.

by Devon at Aug 05, 2025, 04:11 AM

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Art

3 days ago

I remember something about not sending the private key to the CA, so it seems like option C makes sense.

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Sylvie

9 days ago

I think we only need to submit the certificate signing request, which is file1.pem, to the CA. But I'm not entirely sure about file2.pem.

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Shenika

14 days ago

I'm a bit confused on this one. The question mentions something about encrypting file2.pem, but I'm not sure if that's actually necessary. I'll need to research the best practices for obtaining a CA-signed certificate to make sure I don't make any mistakes.

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Janet

20 days ago

Okay, let me think this through step-by-step. The command generated two files - file1.pem for the certificate request, and file2.pem for the private key. I believe the correct approach is to submit both of those files to the CA for signing. I'll make sure to review the details carefully before submitting anything.

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Janna

25 days ago

Hmm, this is a tricky one. I'm not entirely sure which files I should be sending to the CA. I'll need to double-check the instructions to make sure I don't miss anything important.

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Providencia

1 months ago

I'm pretty confident I know the right approach here. The key is to submit the right files to the CA - file1.pem contains the certificate request, while file2.pem contains the private key, so I should submit both of those.

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Margarett

2 months ago

Because file2.pem contains the private key, which should not be shared with the CA.

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Josefa

3 months ago

Haha, I bet the guy who wrote this question was trying to trick us. Submitting only the private key (option D) is just begging for trouble!

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Gerald

3 months ago

Option C seems a bit strange to me. Why would you submit only the certificate request file and not the private key? That doesn't sound secure at all.

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Denna

3 months ago

Why do you think it's C?

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Margarett

3 months ago

I disagree, I believe the answer is C.

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Denna

3 months ago

I think the answer is B.

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Emilio

3 months ago

I think option B is the correct answer. Concatenating the certificate request file (file1.pem) and the private key file (file2.pem) into a single file and submitting that to the CA seems like the right way to go.

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