Adobe Acrobat Pro XI must disable the ability to store files on Acrobat.com.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-75295	ADBP-XI-001285	SV-89975r1_rule		Medium

Description
Adobe Acrobat Pro XI provides the ability to store PDF files on Adobe.com servers. Allowing users to store files on non-DoD systems introduces risk of data compromise.

STIG	Date
Adobe Acrobat Pro XI Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-01-03

Details

Check Text ( C-75079r3_chk )
Verify the following registry configuration: Note: The Key Name "cCloud" is not created by default in the Acrobat Pro XI install and must be created. Using the Registry Editor, navigate to the following: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\11.0\FeatureLockDown\cCloud Value Name: bDisableADCFileStore Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1 If the value for bDisableADCFileStore is not set to “1” and Type is not configured to REG_DWORD or does not exist, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-75079r3_chk )

Verify the following registry configuration:

Note: The Key Name "cCloud" is not created by default in the Acrobat Pro XI install and must be created.

Using the Registry Editor, navigate to the following: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\11.0\FeatureLockDown\cCloud

Value Name: bDisableADCFileStore
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

If the value for bDisableADCFileStore is not set to “1” and Type is not configured to REG_DWORD or does not exist, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-81911r3_fix)
Configure the following registry value: Note: The Key Name "cCloud" is not created by default in the Acrobat Pro XI install and must be created. Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \Software\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\11.0\FeatureLockDown\cCloud Value Name: bDisableADCFileStore Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1