Online content options must be configured for offline content availability.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-26630	DTOO345	SV-52758r1_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
The Office 2013 Help system automatically searches MicrosoftOffice.com for content when a computer is connected to the Internet. Users can change this default by clearing the Search Microsoft Office.com for Help content when I'm connected to the Internet check box in the Privacy Options section of the Trust Center. If an organization has policies that govern the use of external resources such as Office.com, allowing the Help system to download content might cause users to violate these policies.

Description

The Office 2013 Help system automatically searches MicrosoftOffice.com for content when a computer is connected to the Internet. Users can change this default by clearing the Search Microsoft Office.com for Help content when I'm connected to the Internet check box in the Privacy Options section of the Trust Center. If an organization has policies that govern the use of external resources such as Office.com, allowing the Help system to download content might cause users to violate these policies.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Office System 2013 STIG	2013-12-11

Details

Check Text ( C-47087r1_chk )
Verify the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2013 -> Tools \| Options \| General \| Service Options... -> Online Content "Online content options" is set to "Enabled: Do not allow Office to connect to the internet". Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\15.0\common\internet Criteria: If the value UseOnlineContent is REG_DWORD = 0, this is not a finding.

Check Text ( C-47087r1_chk )

Verify the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2013 -> Tools | Options | General | Service Options... -> Online Content "Online content options" is set to "Enabled: Do not allow Office to connect to the internet".

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

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\15.0\common\internet

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

Fix Text (F-45684r1_fix)
Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2013 -> Tools \| Options \| General \| Service Options... -> Online Content "Online content options" to "Enabled: Do not allow Office to connect to the internet".