Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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SRG-APP-000210
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Disabling of user name and password syntax from being used in URLs must be enforced in PowerPoint.
The Uniform Resource Locator (URL) standard allows user authentication to be included in URL strings in the form http://username:password@example.com. A malicious user might use this URL syntax to ...Rule Medium Severity -
The Internet Explorer Bind to Object functionality must be enabled in PowerPoint.
Internet Explorer performs a number of safety checks before initializing an ActiveX control. It will not initialize a control if the kill bit for the control is set in the registry, or if the secur...Rule Medium Severity -
The Saved from URL mark must be selected to enforce Internet zone processing in PowerPoint.
Typically, when Internet Explorer loads a web page from a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) share that contains a Mark of the Web (MOTW) comment, indicating the page was saved from a site on the In...Rule Medium Severity -
Add-ins to Office applications must be signed by a Trusted Publisher.
This policy setting controls whether add-ins for this applications must be digitally signed by a trusted publisher. If you enable this policy setting, this application checks the digital signature ...Rule Medium Severity -
Trust Bar Notifications for unsigned application add-ins must be blocked.
This policy setting controls whether the specified Office application notifies users when unsigned application add-ins are loaded or silently disable such add-ins without notification. This policy ...Rule Medium Severity -
Disallowance of trusted locations on the network must be enforced.
This policy setting controls whether trusted locations on the network can be used. If you enable this policy setting, users can specify trusted locations on network shares or in other remote locati...Rule Medium Severity -
The scanning of encrypted macros in open XML documents must be enforced.
This policy setting controls whether encrypted macros in Open XML presentations are required to be scanned with anti-virus software before being opened. If you enable this policy setting, you may c...Rule Medium Severity -
The ability to run programs from a PowerPoint presentation must be disallowed.
This policy setting controls the prompting and activation behavior for the "Run Programs" option for action buttons in PowerPoint. If you enable this policy setting, you can choose from three optio...Rule Medium Severity -
Warning Bar settings for VBA macros must be configured.
This policy setting controls how the specified applications warn users when Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros are present. If you enable this policy setting, you can choose from four optio...Rule Medium Severity -
The Saved from URL mark must be selected to enforce Internet zone processing in PowerPoint Viewer.
Typically, when Internet Explorer loads a web page from a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) share that contains a Mark of the Web (MOTW) comment, indicating the page was saved from a site on the In...Rule Medium Severity -
Links that invoke instances of Internet Explorer from within an Office product must be blocked in PowerPoint Viewer.
The Pop-up Blocker feature in Internet Explorer can be used to block most unwanted pop-up and pop-under windows from appearing. This functionality can be controlled separately for instances of Inte...Rule Medium Severity -
Protection from zone elevation must be enforced in PowerPoint Viewer.
Internet Explorer places restrictions on each web page users can use the browser to open. Web pages on a user's local computer have the fewest security restrictions and reside in the Local Machine ...Rule Medium Severity -
Macros must be blocked from running in Office files from the Internet.
This policy setting allows you to block macros from running in Office files that come from the Internet. If you enable this policy setting, macros are blocked from running, even if 'Enable all mac...Rule Medium Severity -
Files on local Intranet UNC must be opened in Protected View.
This policy setting lets you determine if files on local Intranet UNC file shares open in Protected View. If you enable this policy setting, files on local Intranet UNC file shares open in Protecte...Rule Medium Severity -
ActiveX Installs must be configured for proper restriction in PowerPoint.
Microsoft ActiveX controls allow unmanaged, unprotected code to run on the user computers. ActiveX controls do not run within a protected container in the browser like the other types of HTML or Mi...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000210
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Files in unsafe locations must be opened in Protected View.
This policy setting determines whether files located in unsafe locations will open in Protected View. If unsafe locations have not been specified, only the "Downloaded Program Files" and "Temporary...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000210
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SRG-APP-000207
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Node 2
The content of the drawer really is up to you. It could have form fields, definition lists, text lists, labels, charts, progress bars, etc. Spacing recommendation is 24px margins. You can put tabs in here, and can also make the drawer scrollable.