Rule ID
SV-252198r1001013_rule
Version
V2R1
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 (CA) will suffice.
Type "cert --list". Review the output to confirm that the custom-ca and custom certificates exist, and the "Use" values specified for HTTPS and APIS are both "custom". If not, this is a finding.
To create and import a custom, CA-signed certificate, follow these steps: 1. Type "cert --gen custom-csr". Copy the displayed CSR and submit it to an appropriate signing authority. 2. Type "cert --import custom-ca" and paste the PEM-encoded CA certificate chain as input to the command. 3. Type "cert --import custom" and paste the signed certificate obtained from the CA.