The dialog to enable users to check publisher certificates for revocation must be enabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-32830	JRE0020-J6XP	SV-43213r1_rule		Medium

Description
A certificate revocation list is a directory which contains a list of certificates that have been revoked for various reasons. Certificates may be revoked due to improper issuance, compromise of the certificate, and failure to adhere to policy. Therefore, any certificate found on a CRL should not be trusted. Permitting execution of an applet published with a revoked certificate may result in spoofing, malware, system modification, invasion of privacy, and denial of service.

Description

A certificate revocation list is a directory which contains a list of certificates that have been revoked for various reasons. Certificates may be revoked due to improper issuance, compromise of the certificate, and failure to adhere to policy. Therefore, any certificate found on a CRL should not be trusted. Permitting execution of an applet published with a revoked certificate may result in spoofing, malware, system modification, invasion of privacy, and denial of service.

STIG	Date
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Version 6 STIG for Windows XP	2013-03-12

Details

Check Text ( C-41510r4_chk )
Navigate to the 'deployment.properties' file for Java. For 32 bit systems: C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\lib\deployment.properties. For 64 bit systems you must check both the 64 bit and the 32 bit files: C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\lib\deployment.properties C:\Program Files(x86)\Java\jre6\lib\deployment.properties If the key 'deployment.security.validation.crl' is not present within the deployment.properties file, this is a finding. If the key 'deployment.security.validation.crl' is set to 'false', this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-41510r4_chk )

Navigate to the 'deployment.properties' file for Java.

For 32 bit systems:
C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\lib\deployment.properties.

For 64 bit systems you must check both the 64 bit and the 32 bit files:
C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\lib\deployment.properties
C:\Program Files(x86)\Java\jre6\lib\deployment.properties

If the key 'deployment.security.validation.crl' is not present within the deployment.properties file, this is a finding.
If the key 'deployment.security.validation.crl' is set to 'false', this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-37146r4_fix)
Enable the 'Check certificates for revocation using Certificate Revocation Lists (CRL)' option. Navigate to the 'deployment.properties' file for Java. For 32 bit systems: C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\lib\deployment.properties. For 64 bit systems you must check both the 64 bit and the 32 bit files: C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\lib\deployment.properties C:\Program Files(x86)\Java\jre6\lib\deployment.properties Add or update the key 'deployment.security.validation.crl' in the deployment.properties file. Set the value to 'true'.

Fix Text (F-37146r4_fix)

Enable the 'Check certificates for revocation using Certificate Revocation Lists (CRL)' option.

Navigate to the 'deployment.properties' file for Java.

For 32 bit systems:
C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\lib\deployment.properties.

For 64 bit systems you must check both the 64 bit and the 32 bit files:
C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\lib\deployment.properties
C:\Program Files(x86)\Java\jre6\lib\deployment.properties

Add or update the key
'deployment.security.validation.crl' in the deployment.properties file. Set the value to 'true'.