Applicable

(Y)es / (N)o

(C)onfidentiality

(I)ntegrity

(A)vailability

RPN

(C+I+A)

(S)atisfactory

L1

M2

H3

L1

M2

H3

L1

M2

H3

(O)ther than satisfactory +##

ia-5(14)

authenticator management  | managing content of pki trust stores

assessment objective:

Determine if the organization, for PKI-based authentication, employs a deliberate organization-wide methodology for managing the content of PKI trust stores installed across all platforms including:

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networks;

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operating systems;

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browsers; and

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applications.

potential assessment methods and objects:

Examine: [select from: Identification and authentication policy; procedures addressing authenticator management; security plan; organizational methodology for managing content of PKI trust stores across installed all platforms; information system design documentation; information system configuration settings and associated documentation;  enterprise security architecture documentation; enterprise architecture documentation; other relevant documents or records].

Interview: [select from: Organizational personnel with authenticator management responsibilities; organizational personnel with information security responsibilities; system/network administrators; system developers].

Test: [select from: Automated mechanisms supporting and/or implementing PKI-based authenticator management capability; automated mechanisms supporting and/or implementing the PKI trust store capability].