An administrator has successfully implemented SSL on srv4.comptia.com using wildcard certificate
*.comptia.com, and now wishes to implement SSL on srv5.comptia.com. Which of the following files
should be copied from srv4 to accomplish this?

A.
certificate, private key, and intermediate certificate chain

B.
certificate, intermediate certificate chain, and root certificate

C.
certificate, root certificate, and certificate signing request

D.
certificate, public key, and certificate signing request

Explanation:
a wildcard certificate is a public key certificate which can be used with multiple subdomains of a domain.
In public-key cryptography, the receiver has a private key known only to them; a public key corresponds
to it, which they make known to others. The public key can be sent to all other parties; the private key is
never divulged. A symmetric algorithm requires that receivers of the message use the same private key.
Thus you should copy the certificate, the private key and the intermediate certificate chain from srv4 to
srv5.
Incorrect Answers:
B: You will require the same private key to be copied as well since you intend using wildcard certificate.
C: You intend using wildcard certificates and you cannot omit using the same private key.
D: With wildcard certificates you require the same private key to be used, thus coping the public key is
futile.

Dulaney, Emmett and Chuck Eastton, CompTIA Security+ Study Guide, 6th Edition, Sybex, Indianapolis,
2014, p. 292