Security checking features must be enforced.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-46621	DTBI325-IE11	SV-59485r1_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
This policy setting turns off the Security Settings Check feature, which checks Internet Explorer security settings to determine when the settings put Internet Explorer at risk. If you enable this policy setting, the security settings check will not be performed. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the security settings check will be performed.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-04-02

Details

Check Text ( C-49787r2_chk )
The policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> 'Turn off the Security Settings Check feature' must be 'Disabled'. Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Security Criteria: If the value "DisableSecuritySettingsCheck" is REG_DWORD = 0, this is not a finding.

Check Text ( C-49787r2_chk )

The policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> 'Turn off the Security Settings Check feature' must be 'Disabled'. Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Security Criteria: If the value "DisableSecuritySettingsCheck" is REG_DWORD = 0, this is not a finding.

Fix Text (F-50391r1_fix)
Set the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> 'Turn off the Security Settings Check feature' to 'Disabled'.