COMPUTER NETWORKING

NETWORK SECURITY

DIGITAL SIGNATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A digital certificate associates ____
A
the user’s identity with his public key
B
a user’s private key with the public key
C
a private key with a digital signature
D
a user’s public key with his private key
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A public key certificate is a digitally signed document that serves to validate the sender’s authorization and name. It uses a cryptographic structure that binds a public key to an entity, such as a user or organization.

Detailed explanation-2: -A digital certificate is a technology used to associate a user’s identity to a public key and that has been digitally signed by a trusted third party.

Detailed explanation-3: -A Digital Certificate is an electronic file that is tied to a cryptographic key pair and authenticates the identity of a website, individual, organization, user, device or server. It is also known as a public key certificate or identity certificate.

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