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The Arista network device must obtain its public key certificates from an appropriate certificate policy through an approved service provider.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>For user certificates, each organization obtains certificates from an approved, shared service provider, as required by OMB policy. For federal agencies operating a legacy public key infrastructure cross-certified with the Federal Bridge Certification Authority at medium assurance or higher, this Certification Authority will suffice.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-255965r961863_rule
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Configure the Arista network device to obtain its public key certificates from an appropriate certificate policy through an approved service provider.

Step 1: Configure the Arista network device by following the steps outlined in the Arista Military Unique Deployment Guide to generate the DOD PKI certificate signing request [switch.csr] for submission to DOD PKI CA. Example configuration:

switch#security pki certificate generate signing-request key rsa1.key
Common Name for use in subject: 192.168.25.26