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Re: Windows doesn't verify digital signature of CRL files
From: Thomas Walpuski <thomas-bugtraq () unproved org>
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 18:40:15 +0000
* Neil Gierman wrote:
If a person was able to inject a modified CRL into that CDP URL, or redirect the client machine to an alternate server for LDAP/HTTP CRL download, and CAPI is not validating signatures on CRL's then a person could use a revoked certificate for access to systems among other things.
You have to distinguish between CRL retrieval (which is not really critical) and using a CRL in the process of verifying an certificate chain. All parts of Microsoft's CryptoAPI use CertGetCRLFromStore with CERT_STORE_SIGNATURE_FLAG, i.e. improperly signed CRLs won't be used in the verification process. So unless you're using Microsoft's CryptoAPI at a low level and you don't know what you're doing there is no issue. Thomas Walpuski
Current thread:
- Windows doesn't verify digital signature of CRL files Faro Poplar (Aug 09)
- Re: Windows doesn't verify digital signature of CRL files Thomas Walpuski (Aug 10)
- Re: Windows doesn't verify digital signature of CRL files Neil Gierman (Aug 10)
- Re: Windows doesn't verify digital signature of CRL files Jack Lloyd (Aug 10)
- Re: Windows doesn't verify digital signature of CRL files Thomas Walpuski (Aug 11)
- Re: Windows doesn't verify digital signature of CRL files Thomas Walpuski (Aug 10)
- Re: Windows doesn't verify digital signature of CRL files Neil Gierman (Aug 10)
- Re: Windows doesn't verify digital signature of CRL files Valdis . Kletnieks (Aug 10)
- Re: Windows doesn't verify digital signature of CRL files Thomas Walpuski (Aug 10)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Windows doesn't verify digital signature of CRL files Michael Howard (Aug 11)