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The system must query the certification authority to determine whether a public key certificate has been revoked before accepting the certificate for authentication purposes.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-226256 WN12-GE-000025 SV-226256r794542_rule Medium
Description
Failure to verify a certificate's revocation status can result in the system accepting a revoked, and therefore unauthorized, certificate. This could result in the installation of unauthorized software or a connection for rogue networks, depending on the use for which the certificate is intended. Querying for certificate revocation mitigates the risk that the system will accept an unauthorized certificate.
STIG Date
Microsoft Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide 2022-03-01

Details

Check Text ( C-27958r476612_chk )
Verify the system has software installed and running that provides certificate validation and revocation checking. If it does not, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-27946r476613_fix)
Install software that provides certificate validation and revocation checking.