The operating system, for PKI-based authentication, must implement a local cache of revocation data to support path discovery and validation in case of the inability to access revocation information via the network.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Without configuring a local cache of revocation data, there is the potential to allow access to users who are no longer authorized (users with revoked certificates).
- ID
- SV-203734r982217_rule
- Version
- SRG-OS-000384-GPOS-00167
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Configure the operating system, for PKI-based authentication, to implement a local cache of revocation data to support path discovery and validation in case of the inability to access revocation information via the network.