The UEM Agent must only accept policies and policy updates that are digitally signed by a certificate that has been authorized for policy updates by the UEM Server.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-234243	SRG-APP-000427-UEM-100007	SV-234243r617354_rule		Medium

Description
It is critical that the UEM agent only use validated certificates for policy updates. Otherwise, there is no assurance that a malicious actor has not inserted itself in the process of packaging the code or policy. Satisfies: FMT_POL_EXT.2.1

STIG	Date
Unified Endpoint Management Agent Security Requirements Guide	2020-12-14

Details

Check Text ( C-37428r612035_chk )
Verify the UEM Agent only accepts policies and policy updates that are digitally signed by a certificate that has been authorized for policy updates by the UEM Server. If the UEM Agent does not only accept policies and policy updates that are digitally signed by a certificate that has been authorized for policy updates by the UEM Server, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-37393r612036_fix)
Configure the UEM Agent to only accept policies and policy updates that are digitally signed by a certificate that has been authorized for policy updates by the UEM Server.