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A private web-site must utilize certificates from a trusted DoD CA.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-13620 WG355 IIS7 SV-32473r2_rule Medium
Description
The use of a DoD PKI certificate ensures clients the private web site they are connecting to is legitimate, and is an essential part of the DoD defense-in-depth strategy.
STIG Date
IIS 7.0 Site STIG 2019-05-15

Details

Check Text ( C-32790r1_chk )
1. Open the IIS Manager.
2. Click the site name under review.
3. Click Bindings in the Action Pane.
4. Click the HTTPS type from the box.
5. Click Edit.
6. Click View, review and verify the certificate path. If the list of CAs in the trust hierarchy does not lead to the DoD PKI Root CA, DoD-approved external certificate authority (ECA), or DoD-approved external partner, this is a finding. If HTTPS is not an available type under site bindings, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-29071r1_fix)
1. Open the IIS Manager.
2. Click the Server name.
3. Double-Click Server Certificates.
4. Click Import under the Actions Pane.
5. Browse to the DoD certificate location, select it, and click OK.
6. Remove any non-DoD certificates if present.
7. Click on the site needing the certificate.
8. Select Bindings under the Actions Pane.
9. Click on the binding needing a certificate and select edit, or add a site binding for HTTPS and execute step 10.
10. Assign the certificate to the web site by choosing it under the SSL Certificate drop down and clicking OK.