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Microsoft Excel 2013 STIG

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Internet links and Network UNCs created as embedded hyperlinks must be prevented.

    When users type a string of characters, Excel recognizes as a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) or Uniform Naming Convention (UNC) path to a resource on the Internet or a local network, Excel will tra...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO140 - Disable AutoRepublish

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  • DTOO150 - Automatic Link Updates

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  • The Update of automatic links setting must be configured to prompt user before allowing links to be updated.

    If an Excel workbook contains links to other documents and users are not prompted to approve them, the contents of the workbook might change without the users' knowledge because the linked files ha...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO141 - AutoRepublish Warning Alert

    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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