The Horizon Client must not send anonymized usage data.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
By default, the Horizon Client collects anonymized data from the client systems to help improve software and hardware compatibility. To eliminate any possibility of sensitive DoD configurations being known to unauthorized parties, even when anonymized, this setting must be disabled.
- ID
- SV-246875r768585_rule
- Version
- HRZC-7X-000001
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Ensure the vdm_agent*.admx templates are added. Open the "Group Policy Management" MMC snap-in. Open the site-specific GPO applying Horizon settings to the VDI desktops.
Navigate to Computer Configuration >> Policies >> Administrative Templates >> VMware Horizon Client Configuration. Double-click the "Allow data sharing" setting.
Make sure the setting is "Disabled". Click "OK".