Check for publishers certificate revocation must be enforced.

From Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Part of DTBI018 - Publishers Certificate Revocation

SV-45116r4_rule Check for publishers certificate revocation must be enforced.

Vulnerability discussion

Check for publisher's certificate revocation options should be enforced to ensure all PKI signed objects are validated.

Check content

Open Internet Explorer. From the menu bar, select Tools. From the Tools drop-down menu, select Internet Options. From the Internet Options window, select the "Advanced" tab, from the Advanced tab window, scroll down to the Security category, and verify the "Check for publisher's certificate revocation" box is selected. Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinTrust\Trust Providers\Software Publishing Criteria: If the value "State" is REG_DWORD = 23C00, this is not a finding.

Fix text

Open Internet Explorer. From the menu bar, select Tools. From the Tools drop-down menu, select Internet Options. From the Internet Options window, select the "Advanced" tab from the Advanced tab window, scroll down to the Security category, and select the "Check for publisher's certificate revocation" box. Note: Manual entry in the registry key: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\WinTrust\Trust Providers\Software Publishing for the value "State", set to REG_DWORD = 23C00, may first be required.

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