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XCCDF
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-APP-000516
SRG-APP-000516
An XCCDF Group - A logical subset of the XCCDF Benchmark
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SRG-APP-000516
1 Rule
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.NET Framework-reliant components signed with Authenticode must be disallowed to run (Restricted Sites Zone).
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>This policy setting allows you to manage whether .NET Framework-reliant components that are signed with Authenticode can be executed from Internet Explorer. It may be possible for malicious content hosted on a website to take advantage of these components. These components include managed controls referenced from an object tag and managed executables referenced from a link. If you enable this policy setting, Internet Explorer will execute signed managed components. If you select "Prompt" in the drop-down box, Internet Explorer will prompt the user to determine whether to execute signed managed components. If you disable this policy setting, Internet Explorer will not execute signed managed components. If you do not configure this policy setting, Internet Explorer will execute signed managed components.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>