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Adobe Acrobat Pro XI Adobe Cloud Synchronization must be disabled.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-75313 ADBP-XI-001290 SV-89993r1_rule Medium
Description
By default, Adobe online services are tightly integrated in Adobe Acrobat. When the Adobe Cloud synchronization is disabled it prevents the synchronization of desktop preferences across devices on which the user is signed in with an Adobe ID (including phones).
STIG Date
Adobe Acrobat Pro XI Security Technical Implementation Guide 2018-01-03

Details

Check Text ( C-75097r1_chk )
Verify the following registry configuration:

Note: The Key Name "cServices" 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\cServices

Value Name: bTogglePrefsSync
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

If the value for bTogglePrefsSync is not set to “1” and Type is not configured to REG_DWORD or does not exist, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-81929r2_fix)
Configure the following registry value:

Note: The Key Name "cServices" 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\cServices

Value Name: bTogglePrefsSync
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1