The HPE Nimble must obtain its public key certificates from an appropriate certificate policy through an approved service provider.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-252198	HPEN-NM-000130	SV-252198r1001013_rule		Medium

Description

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.

STIG	Date
HPE Nimble Storage Array NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-06-20

Details

Check Text (C-55654r814072_chk)

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.

Fix Text (F-55604r1001012_fix)

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.