Application servers must use NIST-approved or NSA-approved key management technology and processes.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Class 3 PKI certificates are used for servers and software signing rather than for identifying individuals. Class 4 certificates are used for business-to-business transactions. Utilizing unapproved certificates not issued or approved by DoD or CNS creates an integrity risk. The application server must utilize approved DoD or CNS Class 3 or Class 4 certificates for software signing and business-to-business transactions.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-223001r961857_rule
- Severity
- Low
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Obtain and install the DoD PKI CA certificate bundles by accessing the DoD PKI office website at cyber.mil/pki-pke.
Import the DoD CA certificates.