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Check: WN12-GE-000025

Microsoft Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 Domain Controller STIG: WN12-GE-000025 (in versions v3 r7 through v2 r7)

Title

The system must query the certification authority to determine whether a public key certificate has been revoked before accepting the certificate for authentication purposes. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Failure to verify a certificate's revocation status can result in the system accepting a revoked, and therefore unauthorized, certificate. This could result in the installation of unauthorized software or a connection for rogue networks, depending on the use for which the certificate is intended. Querying for certificate revocation mitigates the risk that the system will accept an unauthorized certificate.

Check Content

Verify the system has software installed and running that provides certificate validation and revocation checking. If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Install software that provides certificate validation and revocation checking.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-226256r877395_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-226256

Group Title: SRG-OS-000125-GPOS-00065

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-000366	The organization implements the security configuration settings.

Controls

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.

Number	Title
CM-6	Configuration Settings