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Preserve Zone information when saving attachments.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-14268 5.134 SV-29754r1_rule Medium
Description
This check verifies that file attachments are marked with their zone of origin allowing Windows to determine risk.
STIG Date
Windows 2008 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide 2019-06-18

Details

Check Text ( C-11758r1_chk )
If the following registry value doesn’t exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding:

Registry Hive: HKEY_Current_User
Subkey: \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Attachments\

Value Name: SaveZoneInformation

Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 2
Fix Text (F-13606r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Attachment Manager -> “Do not preserve zone information in file attachments” to “Disabled”.