V-222584
Application Security and Development Security Technical Implementation Guide
Title
The application must only allow the use of DoD-approved certificate authorities for verification of the establishment of protected sessions.
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Untrusted Certificate Authorities (CA) can issue certificates, but they may be issued by organizations or individuals that seek to compromise DoD systems or by organizations with insufficient security controls. If the CA used for verifying the certificate is not a DoD-approved CA, trust of this CA has not been established. The DoD will only accept PKI certificates obtained from a DoD-approved internal or external certificate authority. Reliance on CAs for the establishment of se...
Fix Text (Documentation Requirement)
Configure the application to utilize DoD-approved PKI established CAs when verifying DoD-signed certificates.