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Software certificate installation files must be removed from Windows 2012/2012 R2.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-226251 WN12-GE-000020 SV-226251r794577_rule Medium
Description
Use of software certificates and their accompanying installation files for end users to access resources is less secure than the use of hardware-based certificates.
STIG Date
Microsoft Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide 2022-03-01

Details

Check Text ( C-27953r476597_chk )
Search all drives for *.p12 and *.pfx files.

If any files with these extensions exist, this is a finding.

This does not apply to server-based applications that have a requirement for certificate files or Adobe PreFlight certificate files. Some applications create files with extensions of .p12 that are not certificate installation files. Removal of non-certificate installation files from systems is not required. These must be documented with the ISSO.
Fix Text (F-27941r476598_fix)
Remove any certificate installation files (*.p12 and *.pfx) found on a system.

This does not apply to server-based applications that have a requirement for certificate files, Adobe PreFlight certificate files, or non-certificate installation files with the same extension.