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Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • ActiveX Installs must be configured for proper restriction in PowerPoint.

    <VulnDiscussion>Microsoft ActiveX controls allow unmanaged, unprotected code to run on the user computers. ActiveX controls do not run within...
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  • SRG-APP-000210

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  • SRG-APP-000210

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  • Files in unsafe locations must be opened in Protected View.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting determines whether files located in unsafe locations will open in Protected View. If unsafe locations hav...
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  • SRG-APP-000210

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  • SRG-APP-000207

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  • Blocking as default file block opening behavior must be enforced.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting allows you to determine if users can open, view, or edit Word files. If you enable this policy setting, y...
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  • SRG-APP-000112

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  • SRG-APP-000210

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  • The Internet Explorer Bind to Object functionality must be enabled in PowerPoint.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Internet Explorer performs a number of safety checks before initializing an ActiveX control. It will not initialize a control...
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  • SRG-APP-000210

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  • The Saved from URL mark must be selected to enforce Internet zone processing in PowerPoint.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Typically, when Internet Explorer loads a web page from a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) share that contains a Mark of the...
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  • SRG-APP-000112

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  • Configuration for file validation must be enforced.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting allows you to turn off the file validation feature. If you enable this policy setting, file validation wi...
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  • SRG-APP-000207

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  • Files from the Internet zone must be opened in Protected View.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting allows you to determine if files downloaded from the Internet zone open in Protected View. If you enable ...
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  • SRG-APP-000207

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  • Add-on Management functionality must be allowed in PowerPoint.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Internet Explorer add-ons are pieces of code, run in Internet Explorer, to provide additional functionality. Rogue add-ons ma...
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  • SRG-APP-000131

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  • Add-ins to Office applications must be signed by a Trusted Publisher.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting controls whether add-ins for this applications must be digitally signed by a trusted publisher. If you en...
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siemur/test-space

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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