Users must be prevented from using the remote fetch feature to access files on the machine (64 bit).

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-71327	DTOO603	SV-85951r2_rule		Medium

Description
This setting will prevent users from going to onedrive.com to use the remote fetch feature to browse the file system of the machine (a feature supported on OneDrive running on Windows with the exception of Windows 8.1). This setting is for machines running 64-bit versions of Windows.

STIG	Date
Microsoft OneDrive for Business 2016 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-03-23

Details

Check Text ( C-71725r11_chk )
Note: It is important to load the OneDrive ADMX/L templates under the DISA GPO Baseline Package under the ADMX Templates\OneDrive NextGen in order to view and set the settings appropriately. The DISA GPO Baseline Package can be downloaded from the DoD Cyber Exchange. Verify the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> OneDrive -> "Prevent users from using the remote fetch feature to access files on the machine (64-bit)" is set to "Enabled". Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\OneDrive\Remote Access Criteria: If the value GPOEnabled is REG_DWORD = 1, this is not a finding.

Check Text ( C-71725r11_chk )

Note: It is important to load the OneDrive ADMX/L templates under the DISA GPO Baseline Package under the ADMX Templates\OneDrive NextGen in order to view and set the settings appropriately. The DISA GPO Baseline Package can be downloaded from the DoD Cyber Exchange.

Verify the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> OneDrive -> "Prevent users from using the remote fetch feature to access files on the machine (64-bit)" is set to "Enabled".

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

HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\OneDrive\Remote Access
Criteria: If the value GPOEnabled is REG_DWORD = 1, this is not a finding.

Fix Text (F-77635r2_fix)
Set the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> OneDrive -> "Prevent users from using the remote fetch feature to access files on the machine (64-bit)" to "Enabled".