Software certificate installation files must be removed from a system.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-15823	2.021	SV-25004r2_rule		Medium

Description
Use of software certificates and their accompanying installation files for end users to access resources is less secure than the use of hardware-based certificates.

STIG	Date
Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2016-12-19

Details

Check Text ( C-62087r1_chk )
Search all drives for .p12 and .pfx files. If any files with these extensions exist, then this is a finding. This does not apply to server-based applications that have a requirement for .p12 certificate files (e.g., Oracle Wallet Manager). Some applications create files with extensions of .p12 that are NOT certificate installation files. Removal from systems of non-certificate installation files are not required. These should be documented with the ISSO.

Check Text ( C-62087r1_chk )

Search all drives for *.p12 and *.pfx files.

If any files with these extensions exist, then this is a finding.

This does not apply to server-based applications that have a requirement for .p12 certificate files (e.g., Oracle Wallet Manager). Some applications create files with extensions of .p12 that are NOT certificate installation files. Removal from systems of non-certificate installation files are not required. These should be documented with the ISSO.

Fix Text (F-66985r1_fix)
Remove any certificate installation files found on a system. This does not apply to server-based applications that have a requirement for .p12 certificate files (e.g., Oracle Wallet Manager).