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1.121 (L1) Ensure 'Set disk cache size, in bytes' is set to 'Enabled: 250609664'

Information

This setting controls the size of the cache, in bytes, used to store files on the disk.

The recommended state for this setting is: Enabled: 250609664.

Note: The value specified in this policy isn't a hard boundary but rather a suggestion to the caching system; any value below a few megabytes is too small and will be rounded up to a reasonable minimum.

Note #2: The recommended disk size for cache is 50 - 250MB, according to Microsoft.

Having enough disk space for browser cache is important for a computer investigation and investigators such as Computer Forensics Analysts to be able to retrieve pertinent information to the investigation.

Solution

To establish the recommended configuration via configuration profiles, set the following Settings Catalog path to Enabled: 250609664 :

Microsoft Edge\Set disk cache size, in bytes

Impact:

Browser cache will take up to 250MB in disk space.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/24642

Item Details

Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

References: 800-53|AU-4, CSCv7|6.4

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: c43e7caa8cbc9165da86ca8c7ad4b30139bb5231471ecddbc671ee59c7a4e2d8