Exam Highlights | MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-299): Implementing and Administering Security in a MicrosoftВ® Windows Server(TM) 2003 Network (Pro-Certification)

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Before taking the exam, review the key topics and terms that are presented in this chapter. You need to know this information.

Key Topics

Understand when it is appropriate to use SSL certificates to protect communications.
Know the advantages and disadvantages of publicly and privately issued certificates.
Explain how client certificates can be used to authenticate users.
Be able to configure SSL certificates to encrypt Web, LDAP, SQL, and e-mail communications.

Key Terms

fully qualified domain name (FQDN) The host name and domain used to uniquely identify a computer on the Internet, such as www.microsoft.com.

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) An open standard for encrypting network communications and authenticating clients or servers.

subject name The subject name listed in an SSL certificate. If the subject name in the certificate does not exactly match the name in the user’s browser, the browser will display a warning message.

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