Windows Server 2019 must have software certificate installation files removed.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-205852 | WN19-00-000240 | SV-205852r991589_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| 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. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-23 | |||
Related Frameworks
4 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-6
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.4.1
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.4.2
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000366
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-205852r991589_chk)
Search all drives for *.p12 and *.pfx files.
If any files with these extensions exist, this is a finding.
This does not apply to server-based applications that have a requirement for .p12 certificate files or Adobe PreFlight certificate files. Some applications create files with extensions of .p12 that are not certificate installation files. Removal of non-certificate installation files from systems is not required. These must be documented with the ISSO.
Fix Text (F-6117r355919_fix)
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.