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Microsoft services to provide enhanced suggestions as the user types in the Address bar must be disallowed.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-46989 DTBI766-IE11 SV-59855r1_rule ECSC-1 Medium
Description
This policy setting allows Internet Explorer to provide enhanced suggestions as the user types in the Address bar. To provide enhanced suggestions, the user's keystrokes are sent to Microsoft through Microsoft services. If you enable this policy setting, users receive enhanced suggestions while typing in the Address bar. In addition, users won't be able to change the Suggestions setting on the Settings charm. If you disable this policy setting, users won't receive enhanced suggestions while typing in the Address bar. In addition, users won't be able to change the Suggestions setting on the Settings charm. If you don't configure this policy setting, users can change the Suggestions setting on the Settings charm.
STIG Date
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2015-06-30

Details

Check Text ( C-49977r2_chk )
The policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer-> 'Allow Microsoft services to provide enhanced suggestions as the user types in the Address bar' must be 'Disabled'. Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer Criteria: If the value "AllowServicePoweredQSA" is REG_DWORD = 0, this is not a finding.
Fix Text (F-50713r1_fix)
Set the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer-> 'Allow Microsoft services to provide enhanced suggestions as the user types in the Address bar' to 'Disabled'.