The DoD Interoperability Root CA cross-certificates must be installed in the Untrusted Certificates Store on unclassified systems.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-32274	WINPK-000003	SV-42605r8_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.

STIG	Date
Windows 2008 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2019-06-18

Details

Check Text ( C-91539r1_chk )
Verify the DoD Interoperability cross-certificates are installed on unclassified systems as Untrusted Certificates. Run "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 finding. If an expired certificate ("NotAfter" date) is not listed in the results, this is not a finding. 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: 22BBE981F0694D246CC1472ED2B021DC8540A22F NotAfter: 9/6/2019 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 Alternately use the Certificates MMC snap-in: Run "MMC". Select "File", "Add/Remove Snap-in". Select "Certificates", click "Add". Select "Computer account", click "Next". Select "Local computer: (the computer this console is running on)", 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. If an expired certificate ("Valid to" date) is not listed in the results, this is not a finding. Issued To: DoD Root CA 2 Issued By: DoD Interoperability Root CA 1 Thumbprint: 22BBE981F0694D246CC1472ED2B021DC8540A22F Valid to: Friday, September 6, 2019 Issued To: DoD Root CA 3 Issued By: DoD Interoperability Root CA 2 Thumbprint: AC06108CA348CC03B53795C64BF84403C1DBD341 Valid to: Saturday, January 22, 2022

Check Text ( C-91539r1_chk )

Verify the DoD Interoperability cross-certificates are installed on unclassified systems as Untrusted Certificates.

Run "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 finding.

If an expired certificate ("NotAfter" date) is not listed in the results, this is not a finding.

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: 22BBE981F0694D246CC1472ED2B021DC8540A22F
NotAfter: 9/6/2019

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

Alternately use the Certificates MMC snap-in:

Run "MMC".

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

Select "Certificates", click "Add".

Select "Computer account", click "Next".

Select "Local computer: (the computer this console is running on)", 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.

If an expired certificate ("Valid to" date) is not listed in the results, this is not a finding.

Issued To: DoD Root CA 2
Issued By: DoD Interoperability Root CA 1
Thumbprint: 22BBE981F0694D246CC1472ED2B021DC8540A22F
Valid to: Friday, September 6, 2019

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

Fix Text (F-98481r4_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 - 22BBE981F0694D246CC1472ED2B021DC8540A22F DoD Root CA 3 - DoD Interoperability Root CA 2 - AC06108CA348CC03B53795C64BF84403C1DBD341 The certificates can be installed using the InstallRoot tool. The tool and user guide are available on IASE at http://iase.disa.mil/pki-pke/Pages/tools.aspx.

Fix Text (F-98481r4_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 - 22BBE981F0694D246CC1472ED2B021DC8540A22F
DoD Root CA 3 - DoD Interoperability Root CA 2 - AC06108CA348CC03B53795C64BF84403C1DBD341

The certificates can be installed using the InstallRoot tool. The tool and user guide are available on IASE at http://iase.disa.mil/pki-pke/Pages/tools.aspx.