CounterACT 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 will suffice.
- ID
- SV-90901r1_rule
- Version
- CACT-NM-000015
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A 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.