Software certificate installation files must be removed from Windows Server 2016.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Use of software certificates and their accompanying installation files for end users to access resources is less secure than the use of hardware-based certificates.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-224842r569186_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Remove any certificate installation files (*.p12 and *.pfx) found on a system.
Note: This does not apply to server-based applications that have a requirement for .p12 certificate files or Adobe PreFlight certificate files.