Question

A systems administrator needs to obtain a publicly trusted TLS certificate from a third-party certificate authority for a new web server. The administrator has already generated a key pair on the server. What must the administrator submit to the CA to begin the issuance process?

Accepted Answer

A certificate signing request (CSR) containing the public key and identifying information

Answer

The server's private key so the CA can bind it to the certificate

Answer

A copy of the CA's own root certificate for cross-validation

Answer

An entry added to the certificate revocation list (CRL) for the domain