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III - Administrative Classified

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • DTOO269 - Attachments to Secure Temporary Folder

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  • Attachments using generated name for secure temporary folders must be configured.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Secure Temporary Files folder is used to store attachments when they are opened in email. By default, Outlook generates a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO280 - Authentication w/Exchange Svr

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  • Outlook must be configured to force authentication when connecting to an Exchange server.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Exchange Server supports the Kerberos authentication protocol and NTLM for authentication. The Kerberos protocol is the more ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO284 - Auto download attachments Internet Cal

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  • Automatic download of Internet Calendar appointment attachments must be disallowed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Files attached to Internet Calendar appointments could contain malicious code that could be used to compromise a computer. By...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO271 - Auto Download from Safe lists

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  • Automatic download content for email in Safe Senders list must be disallowed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Malicious email senders can send HTML email messages with embedded Web beacons, or pictures and other content from external s...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO229 - Make Outlook the default program

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  • Outlook must be enforced as the default email, calendar, and contacts program.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Outlook is made the default program for email, contacts, and calendar services when it is installed, although users can desig...
    Rule Medium Severity

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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