Windows Server 2022 domain controllers must have a PKI server certificate.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-254412	WN22-DC-000280	SV-254412r958448_rule		Medium

Description
Domain controllers are part of the chain of trust for PKI authentications. Without the appropriate certificate, the authenticity of the domain controller cannot be verified. Domain controllers must have a server certificate to establish authenticity as part of PKI authentications in the domain.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-06-14

Details

Check Text ( C-57897r849050_chk )
This applies to domain controllers. It is NA for other systems. Run "MMC". Select "Add/Remove Snap-in" from the "File" menu. Select "Certificates" in the left pane and click "Add >". Select "Computer Account" and click "Next". Select the appropriate option for "Select the computer you want this snap-in to manage" and 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-57897r849050_chk )

This applies to domain controllers. It is NA for other systems.

Run "MMC".

Select "Add/Remove Snap-in" from the "File" menu.

Select "Certificates" in the left pane and click "Add >".

Select "Computer Account" and click "Next".

Select the appropriate option for "Select the computer you want this snap-in to manage" and 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-57848r849051_fix)
Obtain a server certificate for the domain controller.