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1.22 O365-CO-000021

Information

Object Caching Protection must be enabled in all Office programs.

GROUP ID: V-223303
RULE ID: SV-223303r961050

Encryption is only as good as the encryption modules utilized. Unapproved cryptographic module algorithms cannot be verified and cannot be relied upon to provide confidentiality or integrity, and DoD data may be compromised due to weak algorithms. The use of TLS provides confidentiality of data in transit between the application server and client. FIPS 140-2 approved TLS versions include TLS V1.0 or greater.

TLS must be enabled and non-FIPS-approved SSL versions must be disabled. NIST SP 800-52 specifies the preferred configurations for government systems.

Solution

Set the policy value for

Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Office 2016 (Machine) >> Security Settings >> IE Security >> Object Caching Protection to 'Enabled'

and select the check boxes for all installed Office programs.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/26066

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-7, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000803, Rule-ID|SV-223303r961050_rule, STIG-ID|O365-CO-000021, Vuln-ID|V-223303

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 20f484dcf3df2f731071b52fa28e3091f0310fb8386f0ee5c723c1da88b80e13