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Microsoft Excel 2016 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Actions for Excel 95-97 workbooks and templates must be configured to edit in Protected View.

    <VulnDiscussion>This policy setting allows you to determine whether users can open, view, edit, or save Excel files with the format specified...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000207

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • 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 Excel files. If you enable this policy setting, ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000112

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Enabling IE Bind to Object functionality must be present.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Internet Explorer performs a number of safety checks before initializing an ActiveX control. It will not initialize a control...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000207

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • ActiveX Installs must be configured for proper restriction.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Microsoft ActiveX controls allow unmanaged, unprotected code to run on the user computers. ActiveX controls do not run within...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Open/Save actions for Dif and Sylk files must be blocked.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting allows you to determine whether users can open, view, edit, or save Excel files with the format specified...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000207

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Open/Save actions for Excel 2 macrosheets and add-in files must be blocked.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting allows you to determine whether users can open, view, edit, or save Excel files with the format specified...
    Rule Medium Severity

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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