Forescout must obtain its public key certificates from an appropriate certificate policy through an approved service provider.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-230958	FORE-NM-000320	SV-230958r961863_rule		Medium

Description
For user certificates, each organization obtains certificates from an approved shared service provider, as required by OMB policy. For federal agencies operating a legacy public key infrastructure cross-certified with the Federal Bridge Certification Authority at medium assurance or higher, this Certification Authority will suffice.

STIG	Date
Forescout Network Device Management Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-06-10

Details

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Determine if Forescout obtains public key certificates from an appropriate certificate policy through an approved service provider. To review the Web server certificate presented for captive portal/authentication: 1. Open a command line SSH to Forescout appliance or Enterprise Manager. 2. Run the following command: >fstool cert test 3. Verify all Web server certificate(s) are printed and reviewable. 4. Verify the signing authority is from an approved certificate authority. If the network device does not obtain its public key certificates from an appropriate certificate policy through an approved service provider, this is a finding.

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Determine if Forescout obtains public key certificates from an appropriate certificate policy through an approved service provider.

To review the Web server certificate presented for captive portal/authentication:

1. Open a command line SSH to Forescout appliance or Enterprise Manager.
2. Run the following command:
>fstool cert test
3. Verify all Web server certificate(s) are printed and reviewable.
4. Verify the signing authority is from an approved certificate authority.

If the network device does not obtain its public key certificates from an appropriate certificate policy through an approved service provider, this is a finding.

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Generate a certificate signing request by completing the following procedures: 1. Navigate to Tools >> Options >> Certificates >> System Certificates. 2. On the right of the screen click “Generate CSR”. 3. Complete the following fields (bolded fields are necessary for the Common Criteria evaluation and underlined fields have the required selection made): - Common Name – - Organization – - Organizational Unit – - Locality – - State – - Country Code – - Email Address - - Key Length – - Key Usages – < Checking all items that apply Client Authentication, Server Authentication and Email Signing> - Validity – 4. Click “Next”. 5. When the CSR is generated, scroll down to ensure the public key and common name are present. 6. Click "Scope option – ALL" and then click "Next". 7. Enter a name for system certificate. 8. Check “Enable presenting this certificate”. 9. Click "Finish". 10. Click "Apply", and then click "Yes" to save the changes.

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Generate a certificate signing request by completing the following procedures:

1. Navigate to Tools >> Options >> Certificates >> System Certificates.
2. On the right of the screen click “Generate CSR”.
3. Complete the following fields (bolded fields are necessary for the Common Criteria evaluation and underlined fields have the required selection made):
- Common Name –
- Organization –
- Organizational Unit –
- Locality –
- State –
- Country Code –
- Email Address -
- Key Length –
- Key Usages – < Checking all items that apply Client Authentication, Server Authentication and Email Signing>
- Validity –
4. Click “Next”.
5. When the CSR is generated, scroll down to ensure the public key and common name are present.
6. Click "Scope option – ALL" and then click "Next".
7. Enter a name for system certificate.
8. Check “Enable presenting this certificate”.
9. Click "Finish".
10. Click "Apply", and then click "Yes" to save the changes.