Citrix Endpoint Management and XenMobile Server - Review configuration in Active Directory Certificate Services
Article ID: CTX695678
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Description
What Customers Should Do
Citrix Endpoint Management (CEM) and XenMobile Server (XMS) customers who use client certificate authentication or certificate + domain authentication should review their certificate template configurations to ensure least-privilege access. We strongly recommend removing Full Control, Write, Enroll, Autoenroll, or similar permissions from broad groups such as Authenticated Users, Domain Users, and Domain Computers unless explicitly required. Only the designated service accounts should retain the Enroll permission on the certificate template.
Environment
The information outlined above is provided to assist administrators in identifying and mitigating potential AD CS misconfigurations that may introduce security risks. Actual exposure levels depend on environmental factors, certificate template designs, and organizational security policies.
Citrix does not control customer AD CS configurations and cannot guarantee full protection against misuse of certificate templates that deviate from recommended security practices. Administrators are responsible for validating and securing their own PKI infrastructure and applying appropriate permissions in accordance with organizational and industry security standards.
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Issue/Introduction
Citrix Endpoint Management and XenMobile Server customers who use client certificate authentication or certificate + domain authentication should review their certificate template configurations to ensure least-privilege access, since misconfiguration can unintentionally enable privilege escalation.
Additional Information
For detailed information on certificate template configurations, please refer to the CEM/XMS documentation:
