WN16-00-000270 - Software certificate installation files must be removed from Windows Server 2016.

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Information

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.

NOTE: Nessus has provided the target output to assist in reviewing the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

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.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_Server_2016_V2R5_STIG.zip

Item Details

References: CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-224842r569186_rule, STIG-ID|WN16-00-000270, STIG-Legacy|SV-87923, STIG-Legacy|V-73271, Vuln-ID|V-224842

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 7d32419332089eb75d0570bbe3e7b8143480e3e00809ce0c1198dc1674a725cc