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1.163 WN10-CC-000305

Information

Indexing of encrypted files must be turned off.

GROUP ID: V-220855RULE ID: SV-220855r958478

Indexing of encrypted files may expose sensitive data. This setting prevents encrypted files from being indexed.

Solution

Configure the policy value for

Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Search >> 'Allow indexing of encrypted files'

to 'Disabled'.

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7, 800-53|CM-7a., CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-220855r958478_rule, STIG-ID|WN10-CC-000305, Vuln-ID|V-220855

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 28a571ef472b7bfdc372b77482b27c99644faa8d458cae4a81d0f9556152dd2f