tc Server ALL must validate client certificates, to include all intermediary CAs, to ensure the client-presented certificates are valid and that the entire trust chain is valid. If PKI is not being used, this check is Not Applicable.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-88949	VROM-TC-000460	SV-99599r1_rule		Medium

Description
The DoD standard for authentication is DoD-approved PKI certificates. A certificate’s certification path is the path from the end entity certificate to a trusted root certification authority (CA). Certification path validation is necessary for a relying party to make an informed decision regarding acceptance of an end entity certificate. Certification path validation includes checks such as certificate issuer trust, time validity and revocation status for each certificate in the certification path. Revocation status information for CA and subject certificates in a certification path is commonly provided via certificate revocation lists (CRLs) or online certificate status protocol (OCSP) responses.

Description

The DoD standard for authentication is DoD-approved PKI certificates. A certificate’s certification path is the path from the end entity certificate to a trusted root certification authority (CA). Certification path validation is necessary for a relying party to make an informed decision regarding acceptance of an end entity certificate. Certification path validation includes checks such as certificate issuer trust, time validity and revocation status for each certificate in the certification path. Revocation status information for CA and subject certificates in a certification path is commonly provided via certificate revocation lists (CRLs) or online certificate status protocol (OCSP) responses.

STIG	Date
VMware vRealize Operations Manager 6.x tc Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-10-12

Details

Check Text ( C-88641r1_chk )
Obtain supporting documentation from the ISSO. Review tc Server ALL configuration to verify that certificates being provided by the client are being validated in accordance with RFC 5280. If PKI is not being used, this is NA. If certificates are not being validated in accordance with RFC 5280, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-95691r1_fix)
Validate client certificates are being validated in accordance with RFC 5280.