T1608.003sub-technique of T1608 Stage Capabilities

Install Digital Certificate

PREnothing on this site yetT1608.003 on attack.mitre.org

Adversaries may install SSL/TLS certificates that can be used during targeting. SSL/TLS certificates are files that can be installed on servers to enable secure communications between systems. Digital certificates include information about the key, information about its owner's identity, and the digital signature of an entity that has verified the certificate's contents are correct.
MITRE ATT&CK 19.2, retrieved 2026-09-12

how MITRE says to see it

Detection of Install Digital Certificate

Consider use of services that may aid in the tracking of certificates in use on sites across the Internet. In some cases it may be possible to pivot on known pieces of certificate information to uncover other adversary infrastructure.

what reduces it

M1056 Pre-compromise. This technique cannot be easily mitigated with preventive controls since it is based on behaviors performed outside of the scope of enterprise defenses and controls.

the rest of T1608

T1608.001 Upload Malware · not covered yet
T1608.002 Upload Tool · not covered yet
T1608.004 Drive-by Target · not covered yet
T1608.005 Link Target · not covered yet
T1608.006 SEO Poisoning · not covered yet

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