STIGQter: STIG Summary: Cisco ASA NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 5 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

The Cisco ASA must be configured to obtain its public key certificates from an appropriate certificate policy through an approved service provider.

DISA Rule

SV-239942r991816_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-239942

Group Title

SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000344

Rule Version

CASA-ND-001370

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001159 - Issue public key certificates under an organization-defined certificate policy or obtain public key certificates from an approved service provider.
• CCI-004909 - Include only approved trust anchors in trust stores or certificate stores managed by the organization.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Ensure certificate requests are only sent to DOD or DOD-approved service providers.

Check Contents

If PKI certificates are not implemented on the ASA, this requirement is not applicable.

Step 1: Review the ASA configuration to determine if a CA trust point has been configured as shown in the example below.

Step 2: Verify the CA is a DOD or DOD-approved service provider by entering the following command.

show crypto ca certificates

The output will list the following information for each certificate:
Associated Trustpoints: (will map to a configured trustpoint from Step 1)
Common Name (CN) of the issuer
Organization Unit (OU) of the issuer
Organization (O) of the issuer
Validity Date

If the ASA is not configured to obtain its public key certificates from a DOD or DOD-approved service provider, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-239942

Documentable

False

Rule Version

CASA-ND-001370

Severity Override Guidance

If PKI certificates are not implemented on the ASA, this requirement is not applicable.

Step 1: Review the ASA configuration to determine if a CA trust point has been configured as shown in the example below.

Step 2: Verify the CA is a DOD or DOD-approved service provider by entering the following command.

show crypto ca certificates

The output will list the following information for each certificate:
Associated Trustpoints: (will map to a configured trustpoint from Step 1)
Common Name (CN) of the issuer
Organization Unit (OU) of the issuer
Organization (O) of the issuer
Validity Date

If the ASA is not configured to obtain its public key certificates from a DOD or DOD-approved service provider, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5342