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Software certificate installation files must be removed from Windows Server 2016.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-73271 WN16-00-000270 SV-87923r2_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 2016 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2020-06-16

Details

Check Text ( C-94157r1_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 or Adobe PreFlight certificate files. Some applications create files with extensions of .p12 that are not certificate installation files. Removal of non-certificate installation files from systems is not required. These must be documented with the ISSO.
Fix Text (F-101003r1_fix)
Remove any certificate installation files (*.p12 and *.pfx) found on a system.

Note: This does not apply to server-based applications that have a requirement for .p12 certificate files or Adobe PreFlight certificate files.