ARDC-CL-000100 - Adobe Reader DC must disable Online SharePoint Access.

Information

Disabling SharePoint disables or removes the user's ability to add a SharePoint account access controls the application's ability to detect that a file came from a SharePoint server, and disables the check-out prompt.

Solution

Configure the following registry value:

Note: The Key Name 'cSharePoint' 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\cSharePoint

Value Name: bDisableSharePointFeatures
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-213158r557349_rule, STIG-ID|ARDC-CL-000100, STIG-Legacy|SV-80283, STIG-Legacy|V-65793, Vuln-ID|V-213158

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 91938bc3a64d22cf4f51c1f397d91cbb6bc2ad5e71deb92b497293033a8076df