Encrypt document properties must be configured for OLE documents.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-26704	DTOO321	SV-52757r3_rule		Medium

Description
This policy setting allows a document's properties to be encrypted. This applies to OLE documents (Office 97-2003 compatible) if the application is configured for CAPI RC4. Disabling this setting will prevent the encryption of document properties, which may expose sensitive data.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Office System 2013 STIG	2019-03-21

Details

Check Text ( C-47086r4_chk )
Verify the policy value for User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Office 2013 >> Security Settings "Encrypt document properties" is set to "Enabled". Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\15.0\common\security Criteria: If the value “EncryptDocProps” is REG_DWORD = 1 for every user profile hive, this is not a finding.

Check Text ( C-47086r4_chk )

Verify the policy value for User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Office 2013 >> Security Settings "Encrypt document properties" is set to "Enabled".

Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\15.0\common\security

Criteria: If the value “EncryptDocProps” is REG_DWORD = 1 for every user profile hive, this is not a finding.

Fix Text (F-45683r1_fix)
Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2013 -> Security Settings "Encrypt document properties" to "Enabled".