V-214328

Discussion

A certificate's certification path is the path from the end entity certificate to a trusted root certification authority (CA). Certification path validation is necessary for a relying party to make an informed decision regarding acceptance of an end entity certificate. Certification path validation includes checks such as certificate issuer trust, time validity, and revocation status for each certificate in the certification path. Revocation status information for CA and subject certificates in a certification path is commonly provided via certificate revocation lists (CRLs) or online certificate status protocol (OCSP) responses. Non-DOD-approved PKIs have not been evaluated to ensure they have security controls and identity vetting procedures in place that are sufficient for DOD systems to rely on the identity asserted in the certificate. PKIs lacking sufficient security controls and identity vetting procedures risk being compromised and issuing certificates that enable adversaries to impersonate legitimate users. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000175-WSR-000095, SRG-APP-000427-WSR-000186

Check Content

Review the <'INSTALLED PATH'>\conf\extra\httpd-ssl.conf file to determine if the "SSLVerifyDepth" and "SSLCACertificateFile" directives exist.

SSLVerifyDepth 1 

If "SSLVerifyDepth" is set to "0", this is a finding.

Look for the "SSLCACertificateFile" directive.

Review the path of the "SSLCACertificateFile" directive.

Review the contents of <'path of cert'>\ca-bundle.crt.

Examine the contents of this file to determine if the trusted CAs are DOD-approved. If the trusted CA that is used to authenticate users to the website does not lead to an approved DOD CA, this is a finding.

NOTE: There are non-DOD roots that must be on the server for it to function. Some applications, such as antivirus programs, require root CAs to function. DOD-approved certificates can include the External Certificate Authorities (ECA), if approved by the authorizing official (AO). The PKE InstallRoot 3.06 System Administrator Guide (SAG), dated 08 Jul 2008, contains a complete list of DOD, ECA, and IECA CAs.