The Userdata persistence is not set properly for the Restricted Sites Zone.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-6307	DTBI132	SV-25646r1_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
No persistence data should exist and be used in the Restricted Sites Zone.

STIG	Date
Internet Explorer 8 STIG	2014-01-08

Details

Check Text ( None )
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Fix Text (F-23228r1_fix)
The policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> Internet Control Panel -> Security Page -> Restricted Sites Zone -> “Userdata persistence” will be set to “Enabled” and “Disable”. Change the registry key HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\4 Criteria: Set the value 1606 to REG_DWORD = 3 (Disabled = 3).

Fix Text (F-23228r1_fix)

The policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> Internet Control Panel -> Security Page -> Restricted Sites Zone -> “Userdata persistence” will be set to “Enabled” and “Disable”. Change the registry key HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\4 Criteria: Set the value 1606 to REG_DWORD = 3 (Disabled = 3).