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CompTIA CASP+ CAS-004 Certification Guide

By : Mark Birch
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CompTIA CASP+ CAS-004 Certification Guide

By: Mark Birch

Overview of this book

CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+) ensures that security practitioners stay on top of the ever-changing security landscape. The CompTIA CASP+ CAS-004 Certification Guide offers complete, up-to-date coverage of the CompTIA CAS-004 exam so you can take it with confidence, fully equipped to pass on the first attempt. Written in a clear, succinct way with self-assessment questions, exam tips, and mock exams with detailed explanations, this book covers security architecture, security operations, security engineering, cryptography, governance, risk, and compliance. You'll begin by developing the skills to architect, engineer, integrate, and implement secure solutions across complex environments to support a resilient enterprise. Moving on, you'll discover how to monitor and detect security incidents, implement incident response, and use automation to proactively support ongoing security operations. The book also shows you how to apply security practices in the cloud, on-premises, to endpoints, and to mobile infrastructure. Finally, you'll understand the impact of governance, risk, and compliance requirements throughout the enterprise. By the end of this CASP study guide, you'll have covered everything you need to pass the CompTIA CASP+ CAS-004 certification exam and have a handy reference guide.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
1
Section 1: Security Architecture
6
Section 2: Security Operations
11
Section 3: Security Engineering and Cryptography
16
Section 4: Governance, Risk, and Compliance

Chapter 12: Implementing Appropriate PKI Solutions, Cryptographic Protocols, and Algorithms for Business Needs

Public key infrastructure (PKI) is of vital importance to any size organization and becomes a necessity for a large enterprise. PKI gives an organization the tools to verify and provide authentication for keys that will be used to secure the data. Without PKI we cannot use encryption keys, as the authenticity of keys cannot be verified. When a key pair is generated, we need to assign a trustworthy signed certificate to the unique public key, in a similar fashion to a passport that is generated for a trustworthy citizen. Without PKI, we cannot use online banking, e-commerce, smart cards, or virtual private networks (VPNs) with any assurance.

It is important to understand how the entire process works and potential problem areas that may need to be managed using troubleshooting skills. In this chapter, we will take a look at the following topics:

  • Understanding the...