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Assignment: Certificate Services
In your own words, write a report explaining the concept of certificates that could be understood by a non-technical person. Avoid using technical jargon completely.
Question 1. What is the difference between plaintext and ciphertext?
Question 2. Define what a "Key" is.
a. What is the difference between a secret, private, and public key?
Question 3. What is cryptography?
a. What is the difference between symmetric and asymmetric cryptography?
4. What is a digital certificate and a digital signature?
Question 5. Why does an organization need a certificate authority?
Question 6. What is the difference between an Enterprise Certificate Authority and a Stand-Alone Certificate Authority?
a. What are the benefits of each type?
b. What are the disadvantages of each type?
Question 7. What is the difference between a one-level, two-level, and three-level CA Hierarchy?