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

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The HPE Nimble 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-252198	HPEN-NM-000130	SV-252198r814074_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
HPE Nimble Storage Array Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-03-16

Details

Check Text ( C-55654r814072_chk )
Type "cert --list". Review the output to confirm that the custom-ca and custom certificates exist, and the "Use" values specified for HTTPS and APIS are both "custom". If not, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-55604r814073_fix)
To create and import a custom, CA-signed certificate follow these steps: 1. Type "cert --gen custom-csr". Copy the displayed CSR and submit it to an appropriate signing authority. 2. Type "cert --import custom-ca" and paste the PEM-encoded CA certificate chain as input to the command. 3. Type "cert --import custom" and paste the signed certificate obtained from the CA.