Software certificate installation files must be removed from a system.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-15823	WN12-GE-000020	SV-53141r2_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 Server 2012 / 2012 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2016-06-08

Details

Check Text ( C-47447r2_chk )
Search all drives for .p12 and .pfx files. If any files with these extensions exist, 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 of noncertificate installation files from systems is not required. These must be documented with the ISSO.

Check Text ( C-47447r2_chk )

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

If any files with these extensions exist, 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 of noncertificate installation files from systems is not required. These must be documented with the ISSO.

Fix Text (F-46067r1_fix)
Remove any certificate installation files (.p12 and .pfx) 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).