Description

Parses the Windows Software registry hive to collect system‑wide X509 certificates stored in the Software hive. It reads the binary certificate blobs, decodes them, and extracts key certificate attributes.

• Provides complete certificate details (subject, issuer, validity period, public‑key algorithm, fingerprint).

Timeline

Timeline Field	Data Field
Related User	key_security.owner_sid
Description	subject
Additional Description	issuer

Fields

Output Name	Data Type	Qualifier	Description
subject	String		certificate subject distinguished name (RFC 4514 format)
issuer	String		certificate issuer distinguished name (RFC 4514 format)
not_valid_before	DateTime		certificate start‑of‑validity timestamp (not before)
not_valid_after	DateTime		certificate end‑of‑validity timestamp (not after)
pub_key_algo	String		public‑key algorithm name (e.g., rsaEncryption)
pub_key_algo_oid	String		OID of the public‑key algorithm
fingerprint_sha256	String		SHA‑256 fingerprint of the certificate (hex string)
version	String		X.509 certificate version
serial_number	String		certificate serial number (decimal string)
extensions[]	Array[Object]
extensions[].name	String		human‑readable name of the extension
extensions[].oid	String		object identifier (OID) of the extension
extensions[].critical	String		whether the extension is marked critical (true/false)
extensions[].value	String		string representation of the extension value
key_path	String	KEY_PATH	full registry key name
key_modif_time	DateTime	DATE_MODIFICATION	last modification timestamp of the registry key
key_security	Object
key_security.owner_sid	String	USER_SID	SID of the user that owns the registry key
key_security.group_sid	String		SID of the group that owns the registry key
key_security.control_flags[]	Array[String]		security descriptor control flags for the key
key_security.dacl_ace	Object
key_security.dacl_ace.ace_type	String		type of ACE (e.g., allow, deny)
key_security.dacl_ace.account_sid	String		SID of the account the ACE applies to
key_security.dacl_ace.ace_flags[]	Array[String]		ACE flags that modify inheritance or behavior
key_security.dacl_ace.rights[]	Array[String]		permissions granted or denied by the ACE