CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+: Public Key Infrastructure

Public key infrastructure (PKI) certificates are used to secure IT environments in many different ways such as through e-mail encryption and web server HTTPS bindings. Technicians must have an understanding of how PKI certificates are requested issued and used.

In this course I;ll start by discussing the PKI hierarchy from certification authorities (CAs) down to issued certificates and explore the PKI certificate life cycle. Next I will deploy a private CA on the Windows platform and demonstrate how to manage PKI certificate templates. Then I will acquire PKI certificates and configure a web server HTTPS binding. Lastly I will configure a website to allow access only from clients with trusted PKI certificates.

This course can be used to prepare for the CS0-003: CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+ exam.