Case 10-2
Len, your supervisor, asks you to research security issues surrounding distributing Excel workbooks internally to employees and externally to clients. He wants to discuss your research and recommendations next Tuesday.
-Next, Len asks you to explain the role a certificate authority plays in the process of authenticating Excel workbooks. You tell Len that a certificate authority ____.
A) is a commercial entity that issues digital certificates
B) authenticates self-signing projects
C) distributes Excel workbooks that have been authenticated
D) plays no role in authenticating Excel workbooks

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

A certificate authority is a commercial entity that issues digital certificates, which can be used to authenticate the identity of the user or application that signed the Excel workbook. This helps to ensure that the workbook has not been tampered with, and that it came from a trusted source.

Case 10-2 Len, Your Supervisor, Asks You to Research Security Issues Surrounding