DISA Microsoft Office System 2016 STIG v2r5

Audit Details

Name: DISA Microsoft Office System 2016 STIG v2r5

Updated: 3/23/2026

Authority: DISA STIG

Plugin: Windows

Revision: 1.0

Estimated Item Count: 22

File Details

Filename: DISA_STIG_Microsoft_Office_System_2016_v2r5.audit

Size: 56.5 kB

MD5: 28f9fa51c9748284601c91d741051421
SHA256: cdb9e7e64508cbf334dc606768112d232ed4eb3be65543820d98cb6c61c0a594

Audit Items

DescriptionCategories
DISA_STIG_Microsoft_Office_System_2016_v2r5.audit from DISA Microsoft Office System 2016 STIG v2r5
DTOO182 - The Help Improve Proofing Tools feature for Office must be configured.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

DTOO186 - Trust Bar notifications for Security messages must be enforced.

SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

DTOO187 - Rights managed Office Open XML files must be protected.

SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

DTOO188 - Document metadata for password protected files must be protected.

SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

DTOO189 - The encryption type for password protected Open XML files must be set.

SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

DTOO190 - The encryption type for password protected Office 97 thru Office 2003 must be set.

SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

DTOO191 - ActiveX control initialization must be disabled.

SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

DTOO192 - Load controls in forms3 must be disabled from loading.

SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

DTOO193 - Automation Security to enforce macro level security in Office documents must be configured.

SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

DTOO196 - A mix of policy and user locations for Office Products must be disallowed.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

DTOO197 - Smart Documents use of Manifests in Office must be disallowed.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

DTOO201 - Connection verification of permissions must be enforced.

ACCESS CONTROL

DTOO206 - Inclusion of document properties for PDF and XPS output must be disallowed.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

DTOO321 - Encrypt document properties must be configured for OLE documents.

SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

DTOO408 - Office Presentation Service must be removed as an option for presenting PowerPoint and Word online.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

DTOO409 - The ability to create an online presentation programmatically must be disabled.

SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

DTOO410 - When using the Office Feedback tool, the ability to include a screenshot must be disabled.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

DTOO412 - The ability to run unsecure Office web add-ins and Catalogs must be disabled.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

DTOO416 - The Office Telemetry Agent must be configured to obfuscate the file name, file path, and title of Office documents before uploading telemetry data to the shared folder.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

DTOO601 - The ability to send personal information to Office must be disabled.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

DTOOffice999 - The version of Office running on the system must be a supported version.

SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY