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1.166 WN11-CC-000305

Information

Indexing of encrypted files must be turned off.

GROUP ID: V-253409
RULE ID: SV-253409r958478

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/27756

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7, 800-53|CM-7a., CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-253409r958478_rule, STIG-ID|WN11-CC-000305, Vuln-ID|V-253409

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 521760f3bb1e1dff37b55c3f73e64cd4525f94531b07953408b1777364594e2d