Indexing of encrypted files must be turned off.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Indexing of encrypted files may expose sensitive data. This setting prevents encrypted files from being indexed.
- ID
- SV-253409r958478_rule
- Version
- WN11-CC-000305
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Search >> "Allow indexing of encrypted files" to "Disabled".