LPIC-2 Exam 202 (Linux Engineer) — Question 64

Which tool creates a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) for serving HTTPS with Apache HTTPD?

Answer options

• A. apachect1
• B. certgen
• C. cartool
• D. httpsgen
• E. openssl

Correct answer: E

Explanation

The correct answer is openssl, which is widely used for creating CSRs, among other cryptographic functions. The other options, such as apachect1, certgen, cartool, and httpsgen, are not standard tools for generating CSRs and do not have the necessary capabilities for this specific task.