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Microsoft Office System 2016 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000429

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  • Encrypt document properties must be configured for OLE documents.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting allows you configure if the document properties are encrypted. This applies to OLE documents (Office 97-...
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  • SRG-APP-000141

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  • SRG-APP-000516

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  • The Help Improve Proofing Tools feature for Office must be configured.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting controls whether the Help Improve Proofing Tools feature sends usage data to Microsoft. The Help Improve ...
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  • SRG-APP-000207

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  • Trust Bar notifications for Security messages must be enforced.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting controls whether Office 2016 applications notify users when potentially unsafe features or content are de...
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  • SRG-APP-000429

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  • Rights managed Office Open XML files must be protected.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting determines whether metadata is encrypted in Office Open XML files that are protected by Information Right...
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  • SRG-APP-000231

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  • Document metadata for password protected files must be protected.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting determines whether metadata is encrypted when an Office Open XML file is password protected. If you enabl...
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  • SRG-APP-000231

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  • The encryption type for password protected Open XML files must be set.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting allows you to specify an encryption type for Office Open XML files. If you enable this policy setting, yo...
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  • SRG-APP-000231

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  • The encryption type for password protected Office 97 thru Office 2003 must be set.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting enables you to specify an encryption type for password-protected Office 97-2003 files. If you enable this...
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  • SRG-APP-000488

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  • ActiveX control initialization must be disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting specifies the Microsoft ActiveX« initialization security level for all Microsoft Office applications. Act...
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  • SRG-APP-000207

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  • Load controls in forms3 must be disabled from loading.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting allows you to control how ActiveX controls in UserForms should be initialized based upon whether they are...
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  • SRG-APP-000210

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  • Automation Security to enforce macro level security in Office documents must be configured.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting controls whether macros can run in an Office 2016 application that is opened programmatically by another ...
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  • SRG-APP-000516

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  • A mix of policy and user locations for Office Products must be disallowed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting controls whether trusted locations can be defined by users, the Office Customization Tool (OCT), and Grou...
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  • SRG-APP-000516

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  • Smart Documents use of Manifests in Office must be disallowed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting controls whether Office 2016 applications can load an XML expansion pack manifest file with a Smart Docum...
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  • SRG-APP-000340

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  • Connection verification of permissions must be enforced.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting controls whether users are required to connect to the Internet or a local network to have their licenses ...
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  • SRG-APP-000516

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  • Inclusion of document properties for PDF and XPS output must be disallowed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting controls whether document metadata can be saved in PDF and XPS documents. If you enable this policy setti...
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  • Office Presentation Service must be removed as an option for presenting PowerPoint and Word online.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting allows you to remove Office Presentation Service from the list of online presentation services in PowerPo...
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  • SRG-APP-000210

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  • The ability to create an online presentation programmatically must be disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting allows you to restrict the ability to create an online presentation programmatically in PowerPoint and Wo...
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  • SRG-APP-000516

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  • When using the Office Feedback tool, the ability to include a screenshot must be disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting manages whether the Office Feedback Tool (a.k.a. Send a Smile) allows the user to send a screenshot of th...
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  • SRG-APP-000516

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  • The ability to run unsecure Office web add-ins and Catalogs must be disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting allows users to run unsecure web add-in, which are add-ins that have web page or catalog locations that a...
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  • SRG-APP-000516

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  • The Office Telemetry Agent must be configured to obfuscate the file name, file path, and title of Office documents before uploading telemetry data to the shared folder.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting configures Office Telemetry Agent to disguise, or obfuscate, certain file properties that are reported in...
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  • SRG-APP-000516

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  • The ability to send personal information to Office must be disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting controls whether users can send personal information to Office. When users choose to send information Off...
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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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