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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

Understanding certificate types

Large enterprises have very specific needs when enrolling for certificates; sometimes, the goal may be ease of administration or flexibility to add additional sites to an e-commerce operation. In some cases, customers may need the assurance provided with highly trusted certificates. Here are some common types of certificates used.

Wildcard certificate

A wildcard certificate allows an organization to host multiple websites, using a single key pair, with a single certificate. There may be restrictions or additional costs based upon the number of sites hosted. The wildcard certificate requires all sites covered by the certificate to use the same Domain Name System (DNS) domain name. Only the hostname of each site can be different. Figure 12.3 shows a wildcard certificate:

Figure 12.3 – Wildcard certificate

It is possible to host multiple sites while changing only the DNS hostname for each site.

Extended validation...