CyberCertPrepSecurity FundamentalsCryptography FundamentalsEASYFree question
What is a digital certificate primarily used for?
- A.A. Encrypting hard drives
- B.B. Binding a public key to the identity of its owner
- C.C. Generating random numbers
- D.D. Compressing data for transmission
Why B 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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