• Online, Self-Paced
Course Description

Discover how PKI is used to secure IT solutions and the PKI certificate lifecycle. Explore PKI Certificate Authority creation, and issuing and revoking PKI Certificates.

Learning Objectives

System Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP 2018): Public Key Infrastructure

  • Course Overview
  • map PKI benefits to IT security needs
  • describe the PKI hierarchy and its benefits
  • use Windows to create a private CA
  • use OpenSSL to create a private CA
  • describe how PKI uses a trust hierarchy for solutions such as PGP and GPG
  • describe the certificate lifecycle including key escrow, rotation, revocation, and the contents of PKI certificates
  • make changes to a certificate template
  • use Windows to issue a PKI certificate
  • use OpenSSL to issue a PKI certificate
  • use Windows to render a PKI certificate unusable
  • use OpenSSL to render a PKI certificate unusable
  • use various facets of PKI to secure data

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs) identified within the Specialty Areas listed below. Click to view Specialty Area details within the interactive National Cybersecurity Workforce Framework.