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Importing of saved passwords must be disabled.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-235738 EDGE-00-000021 SV-235738r626523_rule Medium
Description
Allows users to import saved passwords from another browser into Microsoft Edge. If this policy is enabled, the option to manually import saved passwords is automatically selected. If this policy is disabled, saved passwords are not imported on first run, and users cannot import them manually.
STIG Date
Microsoft Edge Security Technical Implementation Guide 2022-09-09

Details

Check Text ( C-38957r626410_chk )
The policy value for "Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Allow importing of saved passwords" must be set to "disabled".

Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge

If the value for "ImportSavedPasswords" is not set to "REG_DWORD = 0", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-38920r626411_fix)
Set the policy value for "Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Allow importing of saved passwords" to "disabled".