Details

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.

NOTE: Nessus has provided the target output to assist in reviewing the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

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.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_Server_2019_V2R3_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-205852r569188_rule
• STIG-ID|WN19-00-000240
• STIG-Legacy|SV-103309
• STIG-Legacy|V-93221
• Vuln-ID|V-205852

Source

• Tenable.com/audits