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1.133 WN16-CC-000440

Information

Indexing of encrypted files must be turned off.

GROUP ID: V-224952
RULE ID: SV-224952r958478

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/23093

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7, 800-53|CM-7a., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-224952r958478_rule, STIG-ID|WN16-CC-000440, Vuln-ID|V-224952

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 4f1fbf234b644170dd5795ac30569c230279da8c26181b0baf0d664a3f10f829