Check for publishers certificate revocation must be enforced.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-32808	DTBI018	SV-43163r2_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	2015-06-30

Details

Check Text ( C-41151r3_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, and verify the "check for publishers certificate revocation" box is selected. 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-41151r3_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, and verify the "check for publishers certificate revocation" box is selected.

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-36699r5_fix)
In the Internet Explorer Options, on the "Advanced" tab, scroll down to Security category, and select the "Check for publisher's certificate revocation" box. NOTE: Manual entry for the value State, set to REG_DWORD = 65536, may first be required.