CompTIA Security+ (SY0-501) — Question 257

A security engineer wants to add SSL to the public web server. Which of the following would be the FIRST step to implement the SSL certificate?

Answer options

• A. Download the web certificate
• B. Install the intermediate certificate
• C. Generate a CSR
• D. Encrypt the private key

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The first step in implementing SSL is to generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR), which is necessary to obtain the SSL certificate from a certificate authority. The other options involve steps that come after the CSR has been created, such as downloading the certificate or installing intermediate certificates.