Microsoft Office System 2010 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V1 · R13

CurrentPublished Wed Jul 24 2024

Microsoft passport Service for content must be disallowed.

Microsoft Office System 2010 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

Microsoft passport Service for content must be disallowed.

Description

Discussion Text

This controls whether users can open protected content created with a Windows Live ID (formerly Microsoft .NET Passport) authenticated account. If your organization has policies that govern access to external services such as Windows Live ID, this capability could allow users to violate those policies.

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Objective

V-241955

Rule

SV-241955r960963_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

DTOO202 - Office System

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2010 -> Manage Restricted Permissions "Disable Microsoft Passport service for content with restricted permission" must be set to "Enabled".

Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: 

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\14.0\common\drm

Criteria: If the value DisablePassportCertification is REG_DWORD = 1, this is not a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2010 -> Manage Restricted Permissions "Disable Microsoft Passport service for content with restricted permission" to "Enabled".

STIG check 25 of 37 in the Microsoft Office System 2010 STIG checklist

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