CyberCertPrepSecurity FundamentalsCryptography FundamentalsEASYFree question
What is a digital certificate primarily used for?
- A.Encrypting hard drives
- B.Generating random numbers
- C.Binding a public key to the identity of its owner
- D.Compressing data for transmission, and a digital signature provides confidentiality but not integrity
Why C is correct
A digital certificate (X.509) binds a public key to the identity of its owner (person, server, or organization). It is issued and signed by a Certificate Authority (CA), allowing others to verify that the public key genuinely belongs to the claimed entity.
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