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Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The Save commands default file format must be configured.

    <VulnDiscussion>This policy setting governs the default format for new presentation files that users create. If you enable this policy settin...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000210

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The scanning of encrypted macros in open XML documents must be enforced.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting controls whether encrypted macros in Open XML presentations are required to be scanned with anti-virus so...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000141

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Trust access for VBA must be disallowed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting controls whether automation clients such as Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Microsoft Office (VSTO...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000112

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Protection from zone elevation must be enforced in PowerPoint.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Internet Explorer places restrictions on each web page users can use the browser to open. Web pages on a user's local compute...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000488

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The ability to run programs from a PowerPoint presentation must be disallowed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting controls the prompting and activation behavior for the "Run Programs" option for action buttons in PowerP...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000210

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group

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.

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