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Microsoft Excel 2016 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Scripted Window Security must be enforced.

    <VulnDiscussion>Malicious websites often try to confuse or trick users into giving a site permission to perform an action allowing the site t...
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  • SRG-APP-000207

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  • Add-on Management functionality must be allowed.

    &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 the specified Office 2016 applications must be digitally signed by a trusted...
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  • SRG-APP-000207

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  • Links that invoke instances of Internet Explorer from within an Office product must be blocked.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Pop-up Blocker feature in Internet Explorer can be used to block most unwanted pop-up and pop-under windows from appearin...
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  • SRG-APP-000131

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

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting controls whether the specified Office 2016 applications notify users when unsigned application add-ins ar...
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  • SRG-APP-000209

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  • File Downloads must be configured for proper restrictions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Disabling this setting allows websites to present file download prompts via code without the user specifically initiating the...
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  • SRG-APP-000210

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  • All automatic loading from trusted locations must be disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting allows administrators to disable all trusted locations in the specified applications. Trusted locations s...
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  • SRG-APP-000210

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  • Disallowance of trusted locations on the network must be enforced.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting controls whether trusted locations on the network can be used. If you enable this policy setting, users c...
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  • The Save commands default file format must be configured.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting controls the default file format for saving workbooks in Excel. If you enable this policy setting, you ca...
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  • SRG-APP-000210

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  • The scanning of encrypted macros in open XML documents must be enforced.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting controls whether encrypted macros in Open XML workbooks be are required to be scanned with anti-virus sof...
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  • SRG-APP-000210

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  • Macro storage must be in personal macro workbooks.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting controls the default location for storing macros in Excel. If this policy setting is enabled, Excel store...
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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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