The MEM client must give the user the option to deny acceptance of a certificate if the mobile email client determines that the certificate is invalid.

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The MEM client must give the user the option to deny acceptance of a certificate if the mobile email client determines that the certificate is invalid.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-32780	WIR-WMS-MEM-05	SV-43126r1_rule	IAKM-1 IAKM-2	Low

Description
When the public-key certificate is invalid certificate, the certificate cannot be trusted and the recipient must have the capability to accept or deny the certificate and act on the email content based on sensitivity of the email content and mission needs.

STIG	Date
Mobile Email Management (MEM) Server Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG)	2012-07-20

Details

Check Text ( C-41113r3_chk )
Verify the MEM client gives the user the option to deny acceptance of a certificate if the mobile email client determines that the certificate is invalid. Talk to the site system administrator and have them show this capability exists in the MEM server. Also, review MEM product documentation. Mark as a finding if the MEM server does not have required features.

Fix Text (F-36661r2_fix)
Use a MEM product that gives the user the option to deny acceptance of a certificate if the mobile email client determines that the certificate is invalid.