Details

This check verifies that software certificate installation files have been removed from a system.

Solution

Remove any certificate installation files found on a system.

Note- This does not apply to server-based applications that have a requirement for .p12 certificate files (e.g., Oracle Wallet Manager)

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/Oct2016/U_Windows_Vista_V6R41_STIG.zip

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Windows.

References

• 800-53|CM-6b.
• CAT|II
• CCI|CCI-000366
• Rule-ID|SV-29464r1_rule
• STIG-ID|2.021
• Vuln-ID|V-15823

Source

• Tenable.com/audits