All digital certificates in use must have a valid path to a trusted certification authority (CA).
An XCCDF Rule
Description
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- ID
- SV-223648r998341_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Remove and/or replace certificates with a status of TRUST whose issuer's distinguished name does not lead to a DOD PKI Root Certification Authority, External Root Certification Authority (ECA), or an approved External Partner PKI's Root Certification Authority.
Reference the DOD Cyber Exchange website for complete information as to which certificates may be acceptable (https://public.cyber.mil/pki-pke/interoperability/ or https://cyber.mil/pki-pke/interoperability/).