A security engineer must install the same x. 509 certificate on three different servers. The client application that connects to the server performs a check to ensure the certificate matches the host name. Which of the following should the security engineer use?

A. Wildcard certificate

B. Extended validation certificate

C. Certificate chaining

D. Certificate utilizing the SAN file

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Lilia Stone

22 April, 20:33

A security engineer must install the same x. 509 certificate on three different servers. The client application that connects to the server performs a check to ensure the certificate matches the host name. Which of the following should the security engineer use?

A. Wildcard certificate

B. Extended validation certificate

C. Certificate chaining

D. Certificate utilizing the SAN file

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Vivian Leonard · Answer 1

D. Certificate utilizing the SAN file

Explanation:

SAN (Subject Alternative Names)

SAN specify you some additional host name which include IP Address, common names. It is part of x. 509 certificate. It makes good use of server configurations.

To see this click the padlock in your browser in Certificate you will find a SAN extension where you can see the lists of sites. Ensure the certificate matches the host name.