STIGUI
V-223015CAT II — Medium severitySV-223015r879887_rule

The Internet Explorer warning about certificate address mismatch must be enforced.

Rule version DTBI015-IE11 · STIG v2 · 2023-12-01

Discussion

This parameter warns users if the certificate being presented by the website is invalid. Since server certificates are used to validate the identity of the web server it is critical to warn the user of a potential issue with the certificate being presented by the web server. This setting aids to prevent spoofing attacks.

Check

The policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> Internet Control Panel -> Security Page 'Turn on certificate address mismatch warning' must be 'Enabled'. Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings Criteria: If the value "WarnOnBadCertRecving" is REG_DWORD = 1, this is not a finding.

Fix

Set the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> Internet Control Panel -> Security Page 'Turn on certificate address mismatch warning' to 'Enabled'.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-223015
Group title
SRG-APP-000516
Rule ID
SV-223015r879887_rule
Check ID
C-24688r428595_chk
Fix ID
F-24676r428596_fix