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v1.117.0 — Service certificate binding audit

New module 78-CertificateAudit, surfaced under Security & Access → [12] Certificate Binding Audit, plus a read-only CLI action.

  • CertBindingAudit (read-only) — which certificate is bound to the RDP-Tcp listener and the WinRM HTTPS listener, with subject, days-to-expiry, and whether it has a usable private key. Binding-aware (unlike the generic expiry check). JSON-aware; makes no changes.

Scope — rotation deferred (honest): automated RDP cert rotation was prototyped and then deferred after a 3-agent adversarial security review surfaced a real RDP lock-out risk (a self-signed cert's private key isn't readable by NETWORK SERVICE by default) plus inconsistent CIM writability of SSLCertificateSHA1Hash across Windows builds. That mutation needs validation on a live elevated RDP server before it ships. This release lands the audit (which shows exactly what to rotate manually and when); rotation follows once it can be verified safely.

New module 78-CertificateAudit. Modules 78 → 79. CLI actions 198 → 199. Section 184 added (5121 structural tests, all green).

Add 78-CertificateAudit, a read-only audit of the certificates bound to
this host's service listeners, surfaced under Security & Access [12]
Certificate Binding Audit, plus a CLI action.

- CertBindingAudit (read-only): reports which certificate is bound to the
  RDP-Tcp listener and the WinRM HTTPS listener, with subject, days-to-
  expiry, and whether it has a usable private key. Binding-aware (vs the
  generic expiry check). JSON-aware; makes no changes.

Scope: automated RDP cert ROTATION was prototyped and then DEFERRED after a
3-agent adversarial security review surfaced a real RDP lock-out risk (a
self-signed cert's private key is not readable by NETWORK SERVICE by
default) plus inconsistent CIM writability of SSLCertificateSHA1Hash across
builds. That mutation needs validation on a live elevated RDP server before
it ships, so this release lands the audit (which shows exactly what to
rotate manually and when) and the rotation follows once verifiable safely.

New module 78-CertificateAudit. Modules 78 -> 79. CLI actions 198 -> 199.
Section 184 added; 5121 structural tests green.
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