Enable the feature to underline hyperlinks in Access.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-17810	DTOO130 - Access	SV-19046r1_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
By default, Access 2007 underlines hyperlinks that appear in tables, queries, forms, and reports. If this configuration is changed, users might click on dangerous hyperlinks without realizing it, which could pose a security risk

STIG	Date
Microsoft Access 2007	2014-01-07

Details

Check Text ( C-19077r1_chk )
The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office Access 2007 -> Application Settings -> Web Options -> General “Underline Hyperlinks” will be set to “Enabled”. Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Access\Internet Criteria: If the value DoNotUnderlineHyperlinks is REG_DWORD = 0, this is not a finding.

Check Text ( C-19077r1_chk )

The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office Access 2007 -> Application Settings -> Web Options -> General “Underline Hyperlinks” will be set to “Enabled”.

Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Access\Internet

Criteria: If the value DoNotUnderlineHyperlinks is REG_DWORD = 0, this is not a finding.

Fix Text (F-17711r1_fix)
The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office Access 2007 -> Application Settings -> Web Options -> General “Underline Hyperlinks” will be set to “Enabled”.