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Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000488

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    Group
  • ActiveX Controls must be initialized in Safe Mode.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting specifies the Microsoft ActiveX initialization security level for all Microsoft Office applications. Acti...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000210

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    Group
  • Macros in all Office applications that are opened programmatically by another application must be opened based upon macro security level.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting controls whether macros can run in an Office 365 ProPlus application that is opened programmatically by a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000131

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    Group
  • Trust Bar notifications must be configured to display information in the Message Bar about the content that has been automatically blocked.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting controls whether Office 365 ProPlus applications notify users when potentially unsafe features or content...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000231

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    Group
  • Add-on Management must be enabled for all Office 365 ProPlus programs.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Internet Explorer add-ons are pieces of code, run in Internet Explorer, to provide additional functionality. Rogue add-ons ma...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000179

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    Group
  • Office applications must be configured to specify encryption type in password-protected Office 97-2003 files.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting enables you to specify an encryption type for password-protected Office 97-2003 files. If you enable thi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000231

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    Group
  • Office applications must be configured to specify encryption type in password-protected Office Open XML files.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting allows you to specify an encryption type for Office Open XML files. If you enable this policy setting, y...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000340

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    Group
  • Users must be prevented from creating new trusted locations in the Trust Center.

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

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    Group
  • Office applications must not load XML expansion packs with Smart Documents.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting controls whether Office 365 ProPlus applications can load an XML expansion pack manifest file with a Smar...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000207

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    Group
  • The load of controls in Forms3 must be blocked.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting allows the user to control how ActiveX controls in UserForms should be initialized based upon whether the...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Consistent MIME handling must be enabled for all Office 365 ProPlus programs.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Encryption is only as good as the encryption modules utilized. Unapproved cryptographic module algorithms cannot be verified ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000210

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    Group

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