The use of personal accounts for OneDrive synchronization must be disabled.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-230564 | DTOO607 | SV-230564r569322_rule | Medium |
| Description |
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| OneDrive provides access to external services for data storage, which must be restricted to authorized instances. Enabling this setting will prevent the use of personal OneDrive accounts for synchronization. |
| STIG | Date |
|---|---|
| Microsoft OneDrive Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2021-10-05 |
Details
| Check Text ( C-33233r603123_chk ) |
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| If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding. Registry Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER Registry Path: \Software\Policies\Microsoft\OneDrive\ Value Name: DisablePersonalSync Value Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0x00000001 (1) |
| Fix Text (F-33208r603124_fix) |
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| Configure the policy value for User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> OneDrive >> "Prevent users from synchronizing personal OneDrive accounts" to "Enabled". Group policy files for OneDrive are located on a system with OneDrive in "%localappdata%\Microsoft\OneDrive\BuildNumber\adm\". Copy the OneDrive.admx and .adml files to the \Windows\PolicyDefinitions and \Windows\PolicyDefinitions\en-US directories respectively. |