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What does certificate pinning of leaf certificates only protect against?
Leaf Cert: A leaf cert is the top level cert in a certificate chain. In this case, pinning against the intermediate cert, you’re putting your trust in the intermediate certificate authority. Therefore, you can update your server’s leaf cert more often, as the validation of certs occurs on the intermediate cert.
Is CA certificate the same as root certificate?
A Root CA is a Certificate Authority that owns one or more trusted roots. Intermediate CAs or Sub CAs are Certificate Authorities that issue off an intermediate root. They do not have roots in the browser’s trust stores, instead their intermediate roots chain back to a trusted third-party root.
Are there any problems with root CA certificates?
Untrusted root CA certificate problems might occur if the root CA certificate is distributed using the following Group Policy (GP): Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Public Key Policies > Trusted Root Certification Authorities
Why is my web server not validating my certificate?
This issue occurs because the website certificate has multiple trusted certification paths on the web server. For example, assume that the client computer that you’re using trusts Root certification authority (CA) certificate (2). And the web server trusts Root CA certificate (1) and Root CA certificate (2).
Which is CA certificate does the web server Trust?
For example, assume that the client computer that you’re using trusts Root certification authority (CA) certificate (2). And the web server trusts Root CA certificate (1) and Root CA certificate (2). Additionally, the certificate has the following two certification paths to the trusted root CAs on the web server:
What happens when root CA certificate distributed using GPO?
When distributing the root CA certificate using GPO, the contents of HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\SystemCertificates\\Root\\Certificates will be deleted and written again. This deletion is by design, as it’s how the GP applies registry changes.