Domain controllers must have a PKI server certificate.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
WN12-PK-000004-DC	WN12-PK-000004-DC	WN12-PK-000004-DC_rule		Medium

Description
Domain controller must have a server certificate to establish authenticity as part of PKI authentications in the domain.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-07-25

Details

Check Text ( C-WN12-PK-000004-DC_chk )
Verify the domain controller has a PKI server certificate. Run "mmc". Select "Add/Remove Snap-in" from the File menu. Select "Certificates" in the left pane and click the "Add >" button. Select "Computer Account", click "Next". Select the appropriate option for "Select the computer you want this snap-in to manage.", click "Finish". Click "OK". Select and expand the Certificates (Local Computer) entry in the left pane. Select and expand the Personal entry in the left pane. Select the Certificates entry in the left pane. If no certificate for the domain controller exists in the right pane, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-WN12-PK-000004-DC_chk )

Verify the domain controller has a PKI server certificate.

Run "mmc".
Select "Add/Remove Snap-in" from the File menu.
Select "Certificates" in the left pane and click the "Add >" button.
Select "Computer Account", click "Next".
Select the appropriate option for "Select the computer you want this snap-in to manage.", click "Finish".
Click "OK".
Select and expand the Certificates (Local Computer) entry in the left pane.
Select and expand the Personal entry in the left pane.
Select the Certificates entry in the left pane.

If no certificate for the domain controller exists in the right pane, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-WN12-PK-000004-DC_fix)
Obtain a server certificate for the domain controller.