Browser history must be saved.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-235750	EDGE-00-000033	SV-235750r960864_rule		Medium

Description

This setting disables deleting browser history and download history and prevents users from changing this setting.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Edge Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-09-13

Details

Check Text (C-38969r626446_chk)

The policy value for "Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Enable deleting browser and download history" must be set to "disabled".

Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge

If the value for "AllowDeletingBrowserHistory" is not set to "REG_DWORD = 0", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-38932r626447_fix)

Set the policy value for "Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Enable deleting browser and download history" to "disabled".