NSE 4 – FortiGate 5.4 — Question 61
Which of the following statements best describes what a Public Certificate Authority (CA) is?
Answer options
- A. A service that provides a digital certificate each time a user is authenticating
- B. An entity that certifies that the information contained in a digital certificate is valid and true.
- C. The FortiGate process in charge of generating digital certificates on the fly for SSL inspection purposes
- D. A service that validates digital certificates for certificate-based authentication purposes
Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer, D, highlights that a Public Certificate Authority validates digital certificates for authentication processes. Option A incorrectly suggests that certificates are issued only during user authentication, while B misrepresents the CA's role as merely verifying truthfulness, not the validation of certificates. Option C describes a specific function of FortiGate rather than the general role of a Public CA.