"Unable to check revocation" error while checking CDP from non-domain user account

Question

Hi!
I use 3-tier PKI infrastructure:
Stand-alone offline Root CA: RootCA;
Stand-alone offline Intermediate subordinate CA: SubCA;
Enterprise CA: EntSubCA.
In certificate we have three CDP point for CRL check:
ldap:///, http:// and file://
I have Windows 2008 R2 server joined to domain.
I use command certutil –verify –urlfetch <filename.cer> >check.txt for revocation checking of certificate.
When I use domain user account for revocation checking, all OK.
I have access to any CDP and all fine.
But when i use local server user account, I haven't access to ldap:/// and process failed although all other links is OK.
My question is "why check fail with non-domain user accout while other CDP point succesfully verifed"?
Here is the logfile from local user:
Issuer:
CN=EntSubCA
DC=DED
DC=ROOT
Subject:
CN=servername.domain_name
Cert Serial Number: 5a896145000300006ee2
dwFlags = CA_VERIFY_FLAGS_ALLOW_UNTRUSTED_ROOT (0x1)
dwFlags = CA_VERIFY_FLAGS_IGNORE_OFFLINE (0x2)
dwFlags = CA_VERIFY_FLAGS_FULL_CHAIN_REVOCATION (0x8)
dwFlags = CA_VERIFY_FLAGS_CONSOLE_TRACE (0x20000000)
dwFlags = CA_VERIFY_FLAGS_DUMP_CHAIN (0x40000000)
ChainFlags = CERT_CHAIN_REVOCATION_CHECK_CHAIN (0x20000000)
HCCE_LOCAL_MACHINE
CERT_CHAIN_POLICY_BASE
-------- CERT_CHAIN_CONTEXT --------
ChainContext.dwInfoStatus = CERT_TRUST_HAS_PREFERRED_ISSUER (0x100)
ChainContext.dwErrorStatus = CERT_TRUST_REVOCATION_STATUS_UNKNOWN (0x40)
ChainContext.dwErrorStatus = CERT_TRUST_IS_OFFLINE_REVOCATION (0x1000000)
ChainContext.dwRevocationFreshnessTime: 5 Days, 23 Hours, 15 Minutes, 48 Seconds
SimpleChain.dwInfoStatus = CERT_TRUST_HAS_PREFERRED_ISSUER (0x100)
SimpleChain.dwErrorStatus = CERT_TRUST_REVOCATION_STATUS_UNKNOWN (0x40)
SimpleChain.dwErrorStatus = CERT_TRUST_IS_OFFLINE_REVOCATION (0x1000000)
SimpleChain.dwRevocationFreshnessTime: 5 Days, 23 Hours, 15 Minutes, 48 Seconds
CertContext[0][0]: dwInfoStatus=102 dwErrorStatus=1000040
Issuer: CN=EntSubCA, DC=DED, DC=ROOT
NotBefore: 05.02.2015 20:03
NotAfter: 05.02.2016 20:03
Subject: CN=servername.domain_name
Serial: 5a896145000300006ee2
SubjectAltName: DNS Name=servername.domain_name
Template: Machine
70 e4 6b 16 05 a1 62 e3 6d 24 96 ff 44 74 ee a2 3e ce df 18
Element.dwInfoStatus = CERT_TRUST_HAS_KEY_MATCH_ISSUER (0x2)
Element.dwInfoStatus = CERT_TRUST_HAS_PREFERRED_ISSUER (0x100)
Element.dwErrorStatus = CERT_TRUST_REVOCATION_STATUS_UNKNOWN (0x40)
Element.dwErrorStatus = CERT_TRUST_IS_OFFLINE_REVOCATION (0x1000000)
---------------- Certificate AIA ----------------
Failed "AIA" Time: 0
Error retrieving URL: Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password. 0x8007052e (WIN32: 1326)
ldap:///CN=EntSubCA,CN=AIA,CN=Public%20Key%20Services,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=DED,DC=ROOT?cACertificate?base?objectClass=certificationAuthority
Verified "Certificate (0)" Time: 0
[1.0] file://\\ca\crl\EntSubCA.crt
Verified "Certificate (0)" Time: 4
[2.0] http://webserver/crl/EntSubCA.crt
---------------- Certificate CDP ----------------
Failed "CDP" Time: 0
Error retrieving URL: Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password. 0x8007052e (WIN32: 1326)
ldap:///CN=EntSubCA,CN=ca,CN=CDP,CN=Public%20Key%20Services,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=DED,DC=ROOT?certificateRevocationList?base?objectClass=cRLDistributionPoint
Verified "Base CRL (018d)" Time: 0
[1.0] file://\\ca\crl\EntSubCA.crl
Failed "CDP" Time: 0
Error retrieving URL: Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password. 0x8007052e (WIN32: 1326)
[1.0.0] ldap:///CN=EntSubCA,CN=ca,CN=CDP,CN=Public%20Key%20Services,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=DED,DC=ROOT?deltaRevocationList?base?objectClass=cRLDistributionPoint
Old Base CRL "Delta CRL (018d)" Time: 0
[1.0.1] file://\\ca\crl\EntSubCA.crl
Old Base CRL "Delta CRL (018d)" Time: 4
[1.0.2] http://webserver/crl/EntSubCA.crl
Verified "Base CRL (018d)" Time: 4
[2.0] http://webserver/crl/EntSubCA.crl
Failed "CDP" Time: 0
Error retrieving URL: Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password. 0x8007052e (WIN32: 1326)
[2.0.0] ldap:///CN=EntSubCA,CN=ca,CN=CDP,CN=Public%20Key%20Services,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=DED,DC=ROOT?deltaRevocationList?base?objectClass=cRLDistributionPoint
Old Base CRL "Delta CRL (018d)" Time: 0
[2.0.1] file://\\ca\crl\EntSubCA.crl
Old Base CRL "Delta CRL (018d)" Time: 4
[2.0.2] http://webserver/crl/EntSubCA.crl
---------------- Base CRL CDP ----------------
Failed "CDP" Time: 0
Error retrieving URL: Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password. 0x8007052e (WIN32: 1326)
ldap:///CN=EntSubCA,CN=ca,CN=CDP,CN=Public%20Key%20Services,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=DED,DC=ROOT?deltaRevocationList?base?objectClass=cRLDistributionPoint
OK "Base CRL (018d)" Time: 0
[1.0] file://\\ca\crl\EntSubCA.crl
Failed "CDP" Time: 0
Error retrieving URL: Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password. 0x8007052e (WIN32: 1326)
[1.0.0] ldap:///CN=EntSubCA,CN=ca,CN=CDP,CN=Public%20Key%20Services,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=DED,DC=ROOT?deltaRevocationList?base?objectClass=cRLDistributionPoint
Old Base CRL "Delta CRL (018d)" Time: 0
[1.0.1] file://\\ca\crl\EntSubCA.crl
Old Base CRL "Delta CRL (018d)" Time: 4
[1.0.2] http://webserver/crl/EntSubCA.crl
OK "Base CRL (018d)" Time: 4
[2.0] http://webserver/crl/EntSubCA.crl
Failed "CDP" Time: 0
Error retrieving URL: Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password. 0x8007052e (WIN32: 1326)
[2.0.0] ldap:///CN=EntSubCA,CN=ca,CN=CDP,CN=Public%20Key%20Services,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=DED,DC=ROOT?deltaRevocationList?base?objectClass=cRLDistributionPoint
Old Base CRL "Delta CRL (018d)" Time: 0
[2.0.1] file://\\ca\crl\EntSubCA.crl
Old Base CRL "Delta CRL (018d)" Time: 4
[2.0.2] http://webserver/crl/EntSubCA.crl
---------------- Certificate OCSP ----------------
No URLs "None" Time: 0
CRL 018d:
Issuer: CN=EntSubCA, DC=DED, DC=ROOT
33 af 4d be 0e 35 45 94 bc 8b 3f d9 c1 60 e7 0c c4 83 17 b6
Application[0] = 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.2 Client Authentication
Application[1] = 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.1 Server Authentication
CertContext[0][1]: dwInfoStatus=102 dwErrorStatus=0
Issuer: CN=SubCA
NotBefore: 13.11.2014 19:12
NotAfter: 13.11.2017 19:22
Subject: CN=EntSubCA, DC=DED, DC=ROOT
Serial: 6109015b000100000008
Template: SubCA
9b 04 17 9f c5 fe 52 ca a5 58 49 6c c6 18 fa db 13 b3 92 9e
Element.dwInfoStatus = CERT_TRUST_HAS_KEY_MATCH_ISSUER (0x2)
Element.dwInfoStatus = CERT_TRUST_HAS_PREFERRED_ISSUER (0x100)
---------------- Certificate AIA ----------------
Failed "AIA" Time: 0
Error retrieving URL: The network path was not found. 0x80070035 (WIN32: 53)
file://\\sub_ca\CertEnroll\sub_ca_SubCA(1).crt
Verified "Certificate (0)" Time: 0
[1.0] file://\\ca\crl\SubCA.crt
Verified "Certificate (0)" Time: 4
[2.0] http://webserver/crl/SubCA.crt
---------------- Certificate CDP ----------------
Verified "Base CRL (32)" Time: 0
[0.0] file://\\ca\crl\SubCA.crl
Verified "Base CRL (32)" Time: 4
[1.0] http://webserver/crl/SubCA.crl
---------------- Base CRL CDP ----------------
No URLs "None" Time: 0
---------------- Certificate OCSP ----------------
No URLs "None" Time: 0
CRL 32:
Issuer: CN=SubCA
8d a9 9d 51 65 a3 8e 77 02 22 40 57 62 70 e8 f6 c5 2e 60 1e
CertContext[0][2]: dwInfoStatus=102 dwErrorStatus=0
Issuer: CN=RootCA
NotBefore: 28.05.2008 12:09
NotAfter: 28.05.2058 12:19
Subject: CN=SubCA
Serial: 616bd19f000100000004
Template: SubCA
06 d2 47 e7 dc 8f a7 97 a2 b8 c3 92 03 19 24 0c 47 45 22 14
Element.dwInfoStatus = CERT_TRUST_HAS_KEY_MATCH_ISSUER (0x2)
Element.dwInfoStatus = CERT_TRUST_HAS_PREFERRED_ISSUER (0x100)
---------------- Certificate AIA ----------------
Verified "Certificate (0)" Time: 0
[0.0] file://\\ca\crl\RootCA.crt
Verified "Certificate (0)" Time: 4
[1.0] http://webserver/crl/RootCA.crt
---------------- Certificate CDP ----------------
Verified "Base CRL (1c)" Time: 4
[0.0] http://webserver/crl/RootCA.crl
Verified "Base CRL (1c)" Time: 0
[1.0] file://\\ca\crl\RootCA.crl
---------------- Base CRL CDP ----------------
No URLs "None" Time: 0
---------------- Certificate OCSP ----------------
No URLs "None" Time: 0
CRL 1c:
Issuer: CN=RootCA
dc 98 2f 8d 16 9c 64 6e b2 74 89 95 9a 6c 1b 77 fd 58 63 fb
CertContext[0][3]: dwInfoStatus=10c dwErrorStatus=0
Issuer: CN=RootCA
NotBefore: 27.05.2008 16:10
NotAfter: 27.05.2110 16:20
Subject: CN=RootCA
Serial: 258de6fbd3bbab92460530e9e9f10536
5d e4 56 38 13 0a 52 aa 66 51 25 61 19 33 c9 d7 a2 c7 dd 38
Element.dwInfoStatus = CERT_TRUST_HAS_NAME_MATCH_ISSUER (0x4)
Element.dwInfoStatus = CERT_TRUST_IS_SELF_SIGNED (0x8)
Element.dwInfoStatus = CERT_TRUST_HAS_PREFERRED_ISSUER (0x100)
---------------- Certificate AIA ----------------
Verified "Certificate (0)" Time: 0
[0.0] file://\\ca\crl\RootCA.crt
Verified "Certificate (0)" Time: 4
[1.0] http://webserver/crl/RootCA.crt
---------------- Certificate CDP ----------------
Verified "Base CRL (1c)" Time: 0
[0.0] file://\\ca\crl\RootCA.crl
Verified "Base CRL (1c)" Time: 4
[1.0] http://webserver/crl/RootCA.crl
---------------- Base CRL CDP ----------------
No URLs "None" Time: 0
---------------- Certificate OCSP ----------------
No URLs "None" Time: 0
CRL 1c:
Issuer: CN=RootCA
dc 98 2f 8d 16 9c 64 6e b2 74 89 95 9a 6c 1b 77 fd 58 63 fb
Issuance[0] = 1.2.700.113556.1.4.7000.233.28688.7.167403.1102261.1593578.2302197.1
Exclude leaf cert:
5b 8d 96 39 f8 a3 6f af f3 89 bc 8d 78 e2 da 53 21 b8 ff aa
Full chain:
ca 99 30 47 9b ad ab ce 97 cc 70 80 a5 4e 11 b3 1a 83 98 78
Verified Issuance Policies: None
Verified Application Policies:
1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.2 Client Authentication
1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.1 Server Authentication
ERROR: Verifying leaf certificate revocation status returned The revocation function was unable to check revocation because the revocation server was offline. 0x80092013 (-2146885613)
CertUtil: The revocation function was unable to check revocation because the revocation server was offline.
CertUtil: -verify command completed successfully.

Answer 1

What you have discovered is the reason to *not* use LDAP URLs for CDP and AIA extensions in your PKI. To access those URLs, the account must access to the URLs. In your output, it is quite clear that the local account does not have necessary permissions
(you also use FILE URLs for publication, which again is not recommended).
The best practice is to use a single URL for the CDP extension. It should be an HTTP URL that is hosted on a highly available (internally and externally accessible) Web cluster.
For the AIA extension, it should contain two URLs: one for the CA certificate - again to an internally and externally accessible, highly available Web cluster and one for the OCSP service - also
an internally and externally accessible, highly available Web cluster.
the other issue is that the root CA is *not* trusted when run by a non-domain account. How are you adding the trusted root CA. It is recommended to do this by running
certutil -dspublish -f RootCA.crt.
This will ensure that the computer account trusts the root CA. In your output, the root CA certificate is not trusted.
Brian