CounterACT 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-90901r1_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure CounterACT to obtain its public key certificates from an appropriate certificate policy through an approved service provider.
Reference CounterACT Admin Manual and Appendix 1: Command line tools and subsection "Generating CSRs and importing signed certificates" for more detail on requesting a signed certificate.