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Preserve Zone information when saving attachments.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-14268 5.134 SV-29753r1_rule Medium
Description
This check verifies that file attachments are marked with their zone of origin allowing Windows to determine risk.
STIG Date
Windows Vista Security Technical Implementation Guide 2017-01-30

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”.