The HPE Nimble 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 (CA) 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-252198r1001013_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
To create and import a custom, CA-signed certificate, follow these steps:
1. Type "cert --gen custom-csr". Copy the displayed CSR and submit it to an appropriate signing authority.
2. Type "cert --import custom-ca" and paste the PEM-encoded CA certificate chain as input to the command.
3. Type "cert --import custom" and paste the signed certificate obtained from the CA.