Digital Certificates and Security+

Are you planning to take the either the SY0-501 or the SY0-401 version of the Security+ exam?

If so, make sure you understand some basics about certificates, including what they contain.

As an example, see if you can answer this sample Security+ question.

Q. You are examining a certificate received from a web server used for secure transport encryption. Which of the following items will you be able to see in the certificate. (Choose TWO.)

A. The server’s private key
B. The CAs public key
C. The OID
D. The server’s public key
E. The CSR

See if you're correct (and view the full explanation) here.

Security+ Questions with 8 Possible Answers

Are you preparing for the CompTIA SY0-501 Security+ exam?

If so, you might like to that you may see more than just 4 possible answers.

Some people are reporting that they're seeing as many as  6 or 8 multiple choice answers in multiple choice questions. And you are typically required to pick multiple correct answers.

Check out this practice test question as an example:

Q. You suspect that an attacker is performing a reconnaissance attack against servers in your organization’s DMZ. The attacker is attempting to gather as much information as possible on these servers. You decide to check the logs of these servers to determine if the attacker is attempting a banner grabbing attack. Which of the following commands MOST likely indicate that the attacker is launching a banner grabbing attack? (Select FOUR.)

A. netcat
B. ipconfig
D. ping
E. arp
F. grep
G. tcpdump
H. nmap
I. telnet

Do you know the answers? Check out this blog post to see if you're correct.