An ordered list of validation certificates used to create a trusted SSL certificate from the root is called what?

• A. Chain of Trust
• B. Certificate Chain
• C. Trust Path
• D. Root Certificate

Answer: (A)

Trust in SSL comes from a path that links the end certificate all the way up to a root authority that the client already trusts. Each certificate in that path is signed by the one above it, so the client can verify the end certificate by walking this sequence back to a trusted root. This ordered sequence of certificates is commonly described as a chain of trust—the idea that trust is passed along from the root to the intermediate authorities and finally to the leaf certificate. The server can present the necessary intermediate certificates to complete this path, and the client checks signatures, validity periods, and revocation status along the way. So, the best term for an ordered list that creates a trusted SSL certificate from the root is the chain of trust.