HP Exam HPE6-A84 Topic 5 Question 8 Discussion

The exhibit shows a screenshot of a certificate that has the following information:

The subject common name (CN) is *.clearpass.local, which is a wildcard domain name that matches any subdomain under clearpass.local.

The subject alternative names (SANs) are DNS Name=clearpass.local and DNS Name=*.clearpass.local, which are the same as the subject CN.

The issuer CN is clearpass.local, which is the same as the subject domain name.

The key usage (KU) is Digital Signature and Key Encipherment, which are required for RADIUS/EAP and RadSec usages.

The extended key usage (EKU) is Server Authentication and Client Authentication, which are also required for RADIUS/EAP and RadSec usages.

The issue with this certificate is that it uses a fully qualified the '.local' domain name, which is a reserved domain name for local networks that cannot be registered on the public Internet. This means that the certificate cannot be verified by any public certificate authority (CA), and therefore cannot be trusted by any external devices or servers that communicate with ClearPass. This could cause problems for RADIUS/EAP and RadSec usages, as they rely on secure and authenticated connections between ClearPass and other devices or servers.

To avoid this issue, the certificate should use a valid domain name that can be registered on the public Internet, such as clearpass.com or clearpass.net. This way, the certificate can be issued by a public CA that is trusted by most devices and servers, and can be verified by them. Alternatively, if the certificate is intended to be used only within a private network, it should be issued by a private CA that is trusted by all devices and servers within that network.