Microsoft Outlook 2013 STIG
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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RSS feed synchronization with Common Feed List must be disallowed.
The Common Feed list is a hierarchical set of RSS feeds to which clients such as Outlook 2013, the Feeds list in Internet Explorer, and the Feed Headlines Sidebar gadget in Windows Vista can subscr...Rule Medium Severity -
Add-on Management functionality must be allowed.
Internet Explorer add-ons are pieces of code, run in Internet Explorer, to provide additional functionality. Rogue add-ons may contain viruses or other malicious code. Disabling or not configuring ...Rule Medium Severity -
File Downloads must be configured for proper restrictions.
Disabling this setting allows websites to present file download prompts via code without the user specifically initiating the download. User preferences may also allow the download to occur withou...Rule Medium Severity -
Outlook Rich Text options must be set for converting to plain text format.
Outlook automatically converts RTF formatted messages that are sent over the Internet to HTML format, so that the message formatting is maintained and attachments are received. This setting control...Rule Medium Severity -
Outlook minimum encryption key length settings must be set.
This setting allows the minimum key length for an encrypted email message to be configured.Rule Medium Severity -
DTOO111 - Enable IE Bind to Object
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The Internet Explorer Bind to Object functionality must be enabled.
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 -
DTOO117 - Saved from URL
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The Saved from URL mark must be selected to enforce Internet zone processing.
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 -
DTOO123-Block Navigation to URL from Office
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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.