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1.150 WN10-CC-000238

Information

Windows 10 must be configured to prevent certificate error overrides in Microsoft Edge.

GROUP ID: V-220842RULE ID: SV-220842r991589

Web security certificates provide an indication whether a site is legitimate. This policy setting prevents the user from ignoring Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) certificate errors that interrupt browsing.

Solution

Configure the policy value for

Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Microsoft Edge >> 'Prevent certificate error overrides'

to 'Enabled'.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23869

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-220842r991589_rule, STIG-ID|WN10-CC-000238, Vuln-ID|V-220842

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 252b82dd07cee8461ac34dc6601f574caa630a7aab226e3c57189f693db34bc6