A certificate contains a unique serial number and must follow the ____ standard that describes the makings of a certificate.
A)NIST
B)IEEE 802
C)PKI
D)X.509

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X.509 is the international standard that defines the format of public key certificates, including the contents of the certificate, such as the unique serial number. NIST and IEEE 802 are standards in other areas of information technology, and PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) is a system that uses X.509 certificates as a key component.

A Certificate Contains a Unique Serial Number and Must Follow