Windows Server 2019 must have the DoD Interoperability Root Certificate Authority (CA) cross-certificates installed in the Untrusted Certificates Store on unclassified systems.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-205649	WN19-PK-000020	SV-205649r573795_rule		Medium

Description
To ensure users do not experience denial of service when performing certificate-based authentication to DoD websites due to the system chaining to a root other than DoD Root CAs, the DoD Interoperability Root CA cross-certificates must be installed in the Untrusted Certificate Store. This requirement only applies to unclassified systems. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000066-GPOS-00034, SRG-OS-000403-GPOS-00182

Description

To ensure users do not experience denial of service when performing certificate-based authentication to DoD websites due to the system chaining to a root other than DoD Root CAs, the DoD Interoperability Root CA cross-certificates must be installed in the Untrusted Certificate Store. This requirement only applies to unclassified systems. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000066-GPOS-00034, SRG-OS-000403-GPOS-00182

STIG	Date
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-10-26

Details

Check Text ( C-5914r573794_chk )
This is applicable to unclassified systems. It is NA for others. Open "PowerShell" as an administrator. Execute the following command: Get-ChildItem -Path Cert:Localmachine\disallowed \| Where {$_.Issuer -Like "DoD Interoperability" -and $_.Subject -Like "DoD"} \| FL Subject, Issuer, Thumbprint, NotAfter If the following certificate "Subject", "Issuer", and "Thumbprint" information is not displayed, this is a finding. Subject: CN=DoD Root CA 3, OU=PKI, OU=DoD, O=U.S. Government, C=US Issuer: CN=DoD Interoperability Root CA 2, OU=PKI, OU=DoD, O=U.S. Government, C=US Thumbprint: AC06108CA348CC03B53795C64BF84403C1DBD341 NotAfter: 1/22/2022 10:22:56 AM Subject: CN=DoD Root CA 2, OU=PKI, OU=DoD, O=U.S. Government, C=US Issuer: CN=DoD Interoperability Root CA 1, OU=PKI, OU=DoD, O=U.S. Government, C=US Thumbprint: A8C27332CCB4CA49554CE55D34062A7DD2850C02 NotAfter: 8/26/2022 9:25:51 AM Alternately, use the Certificates MMC snap-in: Run "MMC". Select "File", "Add/Remove Snap-in". Select "Certificates" and click "Add". Select "Computer account" and click "Next". Select "Local computer: (the computer this console is running on)" and click "Finish". Click "OK". Expand "Certificates" and navigate to "Untrusted Certificates >> Certificates". For each certificate with "DoD Root CA..." under "Issued To" and "DoD Interoperability Root CA..." under "Issued By": Right-click on the certificate and select "Open". Select the "Details" Tab. Scroll to the bottom and select "Thumbprint". If the certificates below are not listed or the value for the "Thumbprint" field is not as noted, this is a finding. Issued To: DoD Root CA 2 Issued By: DoD Interoperability Root CA 1 Thumbprint: A8C27332CCB4CA49554CE55D34062A7DD2850C02 Valid to: Friday, August 26, 2022 Issued To: DoD Root CA 3 Issued By: DoD Interoperability Root CA 2 Thumbprint: AC06108CA348CC03B53795C64BF84403C1DBD341 Valid to: Saturday, January 22, 2022

Check Text ( C-5914r573794_chk )

This is applicable to unclassified systems. It is NA for others.

Open "PowerShell" as an administrator.

Execute the following command:

Get-ChildItem -Path Cert:Localmachine\disallowed | Where {$_.Issuer -Like "*DoD Interoperability*" -and $_.Subject -Like "*DoD*"} | FL Subject, Issuer, Thumbprint, NotAfter

If the following certificate "Subject", "Issuer", and "Thumbprint" information is not displayed, this is a finding.

Subject: CN=DoD Root CA 3, OU=PKI, OU=DoD, O=U.S. Government, C=US
Issuer: CN=DoD Interoperability Root CA 2, OU=PKI, OU=DoD, O=U.S. Government, C=US
Thumbprint: AC06108CA348CC03B53795C64BF84403C1DBD341
NotAfter: 1/22/2022 10:22:56 AM

Subject: CN=DoD Root CA 2, OU=PKI, OU=DoD, O=U.S. Government, C=US
Issuer: CN=DoD Interoperability Root CA 1, OU=PKI, OU=DoD, O=U.S. Government, C=US
Thumbprint: A8C27332CCB4CA49554CE55D34062A7DD2850C02
NotAfter: 8/26/2022 9:25:51 AM

Alternately, use the Certificates MMC snap-in:

Run "MMC".

Select "File", "Add/Remove Snap-in".

Select "Certificates" and click "Add".

Select "Computer account" and click "Next".

Select "Local computer: (the computer this console is running on)" and click "Finish".

Click "OK".

Expand "Certificates" and navigate to "Untrusted Certificates >> Certificates".

For each certificate with "DoD Root CA..." under "Issued To" and "DoD Interoperability Root CA..." under "Issued By":

Right-click on the certificate and select "Open".

Select the "Details" Tab.

Scroll to the bottom and select "Thumbprint".

If the certificates below are not listed or the value for the "Thumbprint" field is not as noted, this is a finding.

Issued To: DoD Root CA 2
Issued By: DoD Interoperability Root CA 1
Thumbprint: A8C27332CCB4CA49554CE55D34062A7DD2850C02
Valid to: Friday, August 26, 2022

Issued To: DoD Root CA 3
Issued By: DoD Interoperability Root CA 2
Thumbprint: AC06108CA348CC03B53795C64BF84403C1DBD341
Valid to: Saturday, January 22, 2022

Fix Text (F-5914r571954_fix)
Install the DoD Interoperability Root CA cross-certificates on unclassified systems. Issued To - Issued By - Thumbprint DoD Root CA 2 - DoD Interoperability Root CA 1 - A8C27332CCB4CA49554CE55D34062A7DD2850C02 DoD Root CA 3 - DoD Interoperability Root CA 2 - AC06108CA348CC03B53795C64BF84403C1DBD341 Administrators should run the Federal Bridge Certification Authority (FBCA) Cross-Certificate Removal Tool once as an administrator and once as the current user. The FBCA Cross-Certificate Remover Tool and User Guide are available on Cyber Exchange at https://cyber.mil/pki-pke/tools-configuration-files.

Fix Text (F-5914r571954_fix)

Install the DoD Interoperability Root CA cross-certificates on unclassified systems.

Issued To - Issued By - Thumbprint

DoD Root CA 2 - DoD Interoperability Root CA 1 - A8C27332CCB4CA49554CE55D34062A7DD2850C02

DoD Root CA 3 - DoD Interoperability Root CA 2 - AC06108CA348CC03B53795C64BF84403C1DBD341

Administrators should run the Federal Bridge Certification Authority (FBCA) Cross-Certificate Removal Tool once as an administrator and once as the current user.

The FBCA Cross-Certificate Remover Tool and User Guide are available on Cyber Exchange at https://cyber.mil/pki-pke/tools-configuration-files.