The HPE Nimble must obtain its public key certificates from an appropriate certificate policy through an approved service provider.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
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.
- ID
- SV-252198r1001013_rule
- Version
- HPEN-NM-000130
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A 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.