Secure data at rest and in transit20% of the exam
Packaging keys, certificates and secure configuration
Create and inspect key and certificate artifacts, install CA replies on the correct entries, and package explicit keystore formats and credentials.
Create, package, and distribute keys and certificates.
~6 min read · 13 practice questions ·
What the exam expects
- Distinguish a key pair, a signing request, a certificate reply and a trust entry.
- Select Java 8 keytool operations and parameters for each artifact transition.
- Convert selected keystore entries without confusing store and key passwords.
- Package stores using explicit Mule format and path settings.
Key terms: a CSR requests CA signing; an alias identifies a store entry; a certificate chain links a leaf to issuers; a store password protects store integrity; a key password protects a private-key entry.
Key facts
Key algorithm
- Detail
-keyalgchooses key generation;-sigalgchooses signing.
CSR generation
- Detail
-certrequses the existing alias's private key.
CSR subject
- Detail
-dnamecan override the subject without generating a new key.
Reply installation
- Detail
- Target the existing key-entry alias.
Export extent
- Detail
- A key-entry export returns its first certificate.
Conversion selection
- Detail
-srcaliasselects one entry;-destaliasnames its destination.
Entry password
- Detail
- An omitted
-destkeypassretains the source entry password.
Mule parsing
- Detail
- Set the store type for its contents, independently of its suffix.
Sources for this section (2)
- Why should a store inspection without its password retain the warning in the evidence?
- When does certificate inspection avoid requiring a keystore?
- Which two
-listflags cannot be selected together?
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