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ARDC-CL-000320 - Adobe Reader DC must disable the ability to specify Host-Based Privileged Locations.

Information

Privileged Locations allow the user to selectively trust files, folders, and hosts to bypass some security restrictions, such as enhanced security and protected view. By default, the user can create privileged locations through the GUI.

Disabling Host-Based Privileged Locations disables and locks the end user's ability to add hosts as a privileged location prevents them from assigning trust and thereby exempting that location from enhanced security restrictions.

Solution

Configure the following registry value:

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

Value Name: bDisableTrustedSites
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-5(1), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001813, Rule-ID|SV-213162r557349_rule, STIG-ID|ARDC-CL-000320, STIG-Legacy|SV-80293, STIG-Legacy|V-65803, Vuln-ID|V-213162

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: b24ec6e74f5bb105fbfc575f11a83a6111bb8fa7513ccf0736fb73f366886dcb