Check for publishers certificate revocation must be enforced.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-46477	DTBI018-IE11	SV-59341r1_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
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2014-05-13

Details

Check Text ( C-49687r3_chk )
Open Internet Explorer. From the menu bar, select Tools. From the Tools drop-down menu, select 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 publisher's certificate revocation' box. Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKCU\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-49687r3_chk )

Open Internet Explorer. From the menu bar, select Tools. From the Tools drop-down menu, select 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 publisher's certificate revocation' box. Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKCU\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-50269r3_fix)
Open Internet Explorer. From the menu bar, select Tools. From the Tools drop-down menu, select Internet Options. From the Internet Options window, select the "Advanced" tab. Scroll down to the Security category. Place a check mark in the 'Check for publisher's certificate revocation' box. NOTE: Manual entry in the registry key: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\WinTrust\Trust Providers\Software Publishing for the value "State", set to REG_DWORD = 65536, may first be required.

Fix Text (F-50269r3_fix)

Open Internet Explorer. From the menu bar, select Tools. From the Tools drop-down menu, select Internet Options. From the Internet Options window, select the "Advanced" tab. Scroll down to the Security category. Place a check mark in the 'Check for publisher's certificate revocation' box. NOTE: Manual entry in the registry key: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\WinTrust\Trust Providers\Software Publishing for the value "State", set to REG_DWORD = 65536, may first be required.