QuestionQ555

Cryptography

What is defined as a data structure that lists digital certificates issued to CAs that have been invalidated by their issuer before their scheduled expiration date?

  • A Certificate revocation list
  • B Certificate revocation tree
  • C Authority revocation list
  • D Untrusted certificate list
Explanation

A certificate revocation list (CRL) is published by a certificate authority to identify certificates it has revoked before their normal expiration dates, so relying parties can treat them as invalid.

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