ARDC-CL-000090 - Adobe Reader DC must disable access to Webmail.

Information

When Webmail is disabled the user cannot configure a webmail account to send an open PDF document as an attachment. Users should have the ability to send documents as Microsoft Outlook attachments. The difference is that Outlook must be configured by the administrator on the local machine.

Solution

Configure the following registry value:

Note: The Key Name 'cWebmailProfiles' is not created by default in the Adobe Reader DC install and must be created.

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path: \Software\Policies\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\2015\FeatureLockDown\cWebmailProfiles

Value Name: bDisableWebmail
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Adobe_Acrobat_Reader_DC_Classic_V2R1_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7a., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-213157r557349_rule, STIG-ID|ARDC-CL-000090, STIG-Legacy|SV-80281, STIG-Legacy|V-65791, Vuln-ID|V-213157

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 1aa839268c6fc1f92f3877a116bf2a587f89505ad4ebf790a477a795da67cecc