Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous periodic downloading of Adobe European certificates must be disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-213126	AADC-CN-000990	SV-213126r766535_rule		Low

Description
By default, the user can update Adobe European certificates from an Adobe server through the GUI. When updating Adobe European certificates is disabled, it prevents the automatic download and installation of certificates and disables and locks the end user's ability to download those certificates.

STIG	Date
Adobe Acrobat Professional DC Continuous Track Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-06-22

Details

Check Text ( C-14363r766533_chk )
Verify the following registry configuration: Note: The Key Name "cEUTLDownload" is not created by default in the Acrobat Pro DC install and must be created. Using the Registry Editor, navigate to the following: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\Security\cDigSig\cEUTLDownload Value Name: bLoadSettingsFromURL Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0 If the value for bLoadSettingsFromURL is not set to “0” and Type is not configured to REG_DWORD or does not exist, this is a finding. GUI path: Edit > Preferences > Trust Manager > In the 'Automatic European Union Trusted Lists (EUTL) updates' section > Verify the 'Load trusted certificates from an Adobe EUTL server' is not checked. If the box is checked, this is a finding. Admin Template path: User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous > Preferences > Trust Manager > 'Load trusted certificates from an Adobe EUTL server' must be set to 'Disabled'.

Check Text ( C-14363r766533_chk )

Verify the following registry configuration:

Note: The Key Name "cEUTLDownload" is not created by default in the Acrobat Pro DC install and must be created.

Using the Registry Editor, navigate to the following: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\Security\cDigSig\cEUTLDownload

Value Name: bLoadSettingsFromURL
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0

If the value for bLoadSettingsFromURL is not set to “0” and Type is not configured to REG_DWORD or does not exist, this is a finding.

GUI path: Edit > Preferences > Trust Manager > In the 'Automatic European Union Trusted Lists (EUTL) updates' section > Verify the 'Load trusted certificates from an Adobe EUTL server' is not checked. If the box is checked, this is a finding.

Admin Template path: User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous > Preferences > Trust Manager > 'Load trusted certificates from an Adobe EUTL server' must be set to 'Disabled'.

Fix Text (F-14361r766534_fix)
Configure the following registry value: Note: The Key Name "cEUTLDownload" is not created by default in the Acrobat Pro DC install and must be created. Registry Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER Registry Path: \Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\Security\cDigSig\cEUTLDownload Value Name: bLoadSettingsFromURL Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0 Configure the policy value for User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous > Preferences > Trust Manager > 'Load trusted certificates from an Adobe EUTL server' to 'Disabled'.

Fix Text (F-14361r766534_fix)

Configure the following registry value:

Note: The Key Name "cEUTLDownload" is not created by default in the Acrobat Pro DC install and must be created.

Registry Hive:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Registry Path:
\Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\Security\cDigSig\cEUTLDownload

Value Name: bLoadSettingsFromURL
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0

Configure the policy value for User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous > Preferences > Trust Manager > 'Load trusted certificates from an Adobe EUTL server' to 'Disabled'.