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Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 STIG

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • DTOO291 - Linked images

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  • DTOO131 - Trust Bar Notifications

    Group
  • Trust Bar Notifications for unsigned application add-ins must be blocked.

    If an application is configured to require all add-ins be signed by a trusted publisher, any unsigned add-ins the application loads will be disabled and the application will display the Trust Bar a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO210 - Block opening of pre-release versions

    Group
  • Pre-release versions of file formats new to Office Products must be blocked.

    This policy setting controls whether users with the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for PowerPoint 2010 File Formats installed can open Office Open XML files saved with pre-release versions of ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO133-Disable all trusted locations

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  • All automatic loading from Trusted Locations must be disabled.

    Trusted locations specified in the Trust Center are used to define file locations assumed to be safe. Content, code, and add-ins are allowed to load from trusted locations with a minimal amount of ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO142 - Force Scan Encr. Macros in open XML

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  • DTOO134 - Trusted locations on computer

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  • DTOO139 - Save files default format

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  • Save files default format must be configured.

    When users create new PowerPoint files, PowerPoint 2010 saves them in the new *.pptx format. Ensure this setting is enabled to specify that all new files are created in PowerPoint 2010. If a new ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO146-Disable Trust access to VB Project Macros

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  • DTOO304 - VBA Macro Warning settings

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  • Warning Bar settings for VBA macros must be configured.

    When users open files containing VBA Macros, applications open the files with the macros disabled and displays the Trust Bar with a warning that macros are present and have been disabled. Users may...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO290 - Make Hidden marks visible in PowerPoint

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  • DTOO126 - Add-on Management

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  • 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
  • DTOO209 - Zone Elevation Protection

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  • Protection from zone elevation must be enforced.

    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
  • DTOO211 - Restrict ActiveX Install

    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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