Check for publishers certificate revocation must be enforced.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-32808	DTBI018	SV-43163r1_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
Check for publisher's certificate revocation options should be enforced to ensure all PKI signed objects are validated.

STIG	Date
Internet Explorer 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2014-03-21

Details

Check Text ( C-41151r2_chk )
Procedure: Open Internet Explorer. From the menu bar select Tools. From the Tools dropdown menu, select the Internet Options. From the Internet Options window, select the Advanced tab, from the Advanced tab window scroll down to the Security category, verify a check mark is placed in the "check for publishers certificate revocation" box. Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinTrust\Trust Providers\Software Publishing Criteria: If the value State is REG_DWORD = 65536 (decimal), this is not a finding.

Check Text ( C-41151r2_chk )

Procedure: Open Internet Explorer. From the menu bar select Tools. From the Tools dropdown menu, select the Internet Options. From the Internet Options window, select the Advanced tab, from the Advanced tab window scroll down to the Security category, verify a check mark is placed in the "check for publishers certificate revocation" box.

Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinTrust\Trust Providers\Software Publishing

Criteria: If the value State is REG_DWORD = 65536 (decimal), this is not a finding.

Fix Text (F-36699r2_fix)
Check mark the option to enable "Check for publishers certificate revocation" in the Internet Explorer Options, Advanced page. NOTE: Manual entry for the value State, set to REG_DWORD = 65536, may first be required.