CompTIA Security+ SY0-501: Public Key Infrastructure

Course Overview

All secure communications begin with trust. In this course, you will explore the important role that PKI plays for secure communications. This course will also help prepare you for the SY0-501 Security+ exam.

Target Audience

IT security professionals with a minimum of two years' experience in IT administration with a focus on security; users with basic day-to-day technical information security experience; those interested in gaining a broader and deeper knowledge of security concerns and implementation; and learners preparing for the Security+ SY0-501 exam

Learning Objectives

• recall the purpose of a PKI and a trusted introducer
• describe the benefits and uses of the public key infrastructure for an organization
• recognize the various CA trust models that can be implemented, such as single CA, hierarchical, bridge, peer-to-peer, and mesh
• describe the concept of certificate chaining
• identify the purpose and types of pinning
• describe the benefits of certificate expiration, revocation, and suspension, and distinguish between a CRL and OCSP
• describe the benefits of key escrow and when you might consider using it
• recognize the x.509 certificate format and file extensions
• describe various types certificates and their uses
• recall various PKI concepts