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Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • If file validation fails, files must be opened in Protected view in Word with ability to edit disabled.

    <VulnDiscussion>This policy setting controls how Office handles documents when they fail file validation. If you enable this policy setting...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000207

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Word attachments opened from Outlook must be in Protected View.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting allows you to determine if Word files in Outlook attachments open in Protected View. If you enable this ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000207

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The default file block behavior must be set to not open blocked files in Word.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting allows you to determine if users can open, view, or edit Word files. If you enable this policy setting, ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000207

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Open/Save of Word 2 and earlier binary documents and templates must be blocked.

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

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Open/Save of Word 2000 binary documents and templates must be blocked.

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

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    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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