Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Overview

VersionDateFinding Count (137)Downloads
22023-12-01CAT I (High): 1CAT II (Medium): 133CAT III (Low): 3
STIG Description
This Security Technical Implementation Guide is published as a tool to improve the security of Department of Defense (DOD) information systems. The requirements are derived from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-53 and related documents. Comments or proposed revisions to this document should be sent via email to the following address: disa.stig_spt@mail.mil.
ClassifiedPublicSensitive
I - Mission Critical ClassifiedI - Mission Critical PublicI - Mission Critical Sensitive
II - Mission Support ClassifiedII - Mission Support PublicII - Mission Support Sensitive
III - Administrative ClassifiedIII - Administrative PublicIII - Administrative Sensitive

Findings - MAC I - Mission Critical Sensitive

Finding IDSeverityTitleDescription
V-223015
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Internet Explorer warning about certificate address mismatch must be enforced.This parameter warns users if the certificate being presented by the website is invalid. Since server certificates are used to validate the identity o...
V-223017
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Download signed ActiveX controls property must be disallowed (Internet zone).Active X controls can contain potentially malicious code and must only be allowed to be downloaded from trusted sites. Signed code is better than unsi...
V-223018
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Download unsigned ActiveX controls property must be disallowed (Internet zone).Unsigned code is potentially harmful, especially when coming from an untrusted zone. This policy setting allows you to manage whether users may downlo...
V-223019
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe property must be disallowed (Internet zone).ActiveX controls that are not marked safe for scripting should not be executed. Although this is not a complete security measure for a control to be m...
V-223020
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Java permissions must be disallowed (Internet zone).Java applications could contain malicious code; sites located in this security zone are more likely to be hosted by malicious individuals. This policy...
V-223021
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Accessing data sources across domains must be disallowed (Internet zone).The ability to access data zones across domains could cause the user to unknowingly access content hosted on an unauthorized server. Access to data so...
V-223022
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Functionality to drag and drop or copy and paste files must be disallowed (Internet zone).Content hosted on sites located in the Internet zone are likely to contain malicious payloads and therefore this feature should be blocked for this zo...
V-223023
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Launching programs and files in IFRAME must be disallowed (Internet zone).This policy setting allows you to manage whether applications may be run and files may be downloaded from an IFRAME reference in the HTML of the pages...
V-223024
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Navigating windows and frames across different domains must be disallowed (Internet zone).Frames that navigate across different domains are a security concern, because the user may think they are accessing pages on one site while they are a...
V-223025
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Userdata persistence must be disallowed (Internet zone).Userdata persistence must have a level of protection based upon the site being accessed. It is possible for sites hosting malicious content to exploit...
V-223026
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Clipboard operations via script must be disallowed (Internet zone).A malicious script could use the clipboard in an undesirable manner, for example, if the user had recently copied confidential information to the clip...
V-223027
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Logon options must be configured to prompt (Internet zone).Users could submit credentials to servers operated by malicious individuals who could then attempt to connect to legitimate servers with those capture...
V-223028
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Java permissions must be configured with High Safety (Intranet zone).Java applications could contain malicious code. This policy setting allows you to manage permissions for Java applets. If you enable this policy setti...
V-223029
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Anti-Malware programs against ActiveX controls must be run for the Intranet zone.This policy setting determines whether Internet Explorer runs Anti-Malware programs against ActiveX controls, to check if they're safe to load on page...
V-223030
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Java permissions must be configured with High Safety (Trusted Sites zone).Java applications could contain malicious code. This policy setting allows you to manage permissions for Java applets. If you enable this policy setti...
V-223031
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Anti-Malware programs against ActiveX controls must be run for the Trusted Sites zone.This policy setting determines whether Internet Explorer runs Anti-Malware programs against ActiveX controls, to check if they're safe to load on page...
V-223032
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Dragging of content from different domains within a window must be disallowed (Internet zone).This policy setting allows you to set options for dragging content from one domain to a different domain when the source and destination are in the sa...
V-223033
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Dragging of content from different domains across windows must be disallowed (Restricted Sites zone).This policy setting allows you to set options for dragging content from one domain to a different domain when the source and destination are in differ...
V-223034
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Internet Explorer Processes Restrict ActiveX Install must be enforced (Explorer).Users often choose to install software such as ActiveX controls that are not permitted by their organization's security policy. Such software can pose...
V-223035
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Internet Explorer Processes Restrict ActiveX Install must be enforced (iexplore).Users often choose to install software such as ActiveX controls that are not permitted by their organization's security policy. Such software can pose...
V-223036
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Dragging of content from different domains within a window must be disallowed (Restricted Sites zone).This policy setting allows you to set options for dragging content from one domain to a different domain when the source and destination are in the sa...
V-223037
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Anti-Malware programs against ActiveX controls must be run for the Internet zone.This policy setting determines whether Internet Explorer runs Anti-Malware programs against ActiveX controls, to check if they're safe to load on page...
V-223038
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Anti-Malware programs against ActiveX controls must be run for the Restricted Sites zone.This policy setting determines whether Internet Explorer runs Anti-Malware programs against ActiveX controls, to check if they're safe to load on page...
V-223039
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Prevent bypassing SmartScreen Filter warnings must be enabled.This policy setting determines whether the user can bypass warnings from SmartScreen Filter. SmartScreen Filter prevents the user from browsing to or ...
V-223040
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Prevent bypassing SmartScreen Filter warnings about files that are not commonly downloaded from the internet must be enabled.This policy setting determines whether the user can bypass warnings from SmartScreen Filter. SmartScreen Filter warns the user about executable files ...
V-223041
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Prevent per-user installation of ActiveX controls must be enabled.This policy setting allows you to prevent the installation of ActiveX controls on a per-user basis. If you enable this policy setting, ActiveX control...
V-223042
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Prevent ignoring certificate errors option must be enabled.This policy setting prevents the user from ignoring Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) certificate errors that interrupt browsing...
V-223043
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Turn on SmartScreen Filter scan option for the Internet Zone must be enabled.This policy setting controls whether SmartScreen Filter scans pages in this zone for malicious content. If you enable this policy setting, SmartScreen...
V-223044
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Turn on SmartScreen Filter scan option for the Restricted Sites Zone must be enabled.This policy setting controls whether SmartScreen Filter scans pages in this zone for malicious content. If you enable this policy setting, SmartScreen...
V-223045
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe must be disallowed (Intranet Zone).ActiveX controls that are not marked safe for scripting should not be executed. Although this is not a complete security measure for a control to be m...
V-223046
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe must be disallowed (Trusted Sites Zone).ActiveX controls that are not marked safe for scripting should not be executed. Although this is not a complete security measure for a control to be m...
V-223048
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Run once selection for running outdated ActiveX controls must be disabled.This feature keeps ActiveX controls up to date and helps make them safer to use in Internet Explorer. Many ActiveX controls are not automatically upda...
V-223049
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Enabling outdated ActiveX controls for Internet Explorer must be blocked.This feature keeps ActiveX controls up to date and helps make them safer to use in Internet Explorer. Many ActiveX controls are not automatically upda...
V-223050
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Use of the Tabular Data Control (TDC) ActiveX control must be disabled for the Internet Zone.This policy setting determines whether users can run the Tabular Data Control (TDC) ActiveX control, based on security zone. By default, the TDC Activ...
V-223051
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Download signed ActiveX controls property must be disallowed (Restricted Sites zone).ActiveX controls can contain potentially malicious code and must only be allowed to be downloaded from trusted sites. Signed code is better than unsig...
V-223052
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Use of the Tabular Data Control (TDC) ActiveX control must be disabled for the Restricted Sites Zone.This policy setting determines whether users can run the Tabular Data Control (TDC) ActiveX control, based on security zone. By default, the TDC Activ...
V-223053
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
VBScript must not be allowed to run in Internet Explorer (Internet zone).This policy setting allows the management of whether VBScript can be run on pages from the specified zone in Internet Explorer. By selecting "Enable" ...
V-223054
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Download unsigned ActiveX controls property must be disallowed (Restricted Sites zone).Unsigned code is potentially harmful, especially when coming from an untrusted zone. ActiveX controls can contain potentially malicious code and must ...
V-223055
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
VBScript must not be allowed to run in Internet Explorer (Restricted Sites zone).This policy setting allows the management of whether VBScript can be run on pages from the specified zone in Internet Explorer. By selecting "Enable" ...
V-223057
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe property must be disallowed (Restricted Sites zone).ActiveX controls not marked safe for scripting should not be executed. Although this is not a complete security measure for a control to be marked saf...
V-223058
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
ActiveX controls and plug-ins must be disallowed (Restricted Sites zone).This policy setting allows you to manage whether ActiveX controls and plug-ins can be run on pages from the specified zone. ActiveX controls not marke...
V-223059
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting must be disallowed (Restricted Sites zone).This policy setting allows management of whether ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting can interact with a script. If you enable this policy sett...
V-223060
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
File downloads must be disallowed (Restricted Sites zone).Sites located in the Restricted Sites Zone are more likely to contain malicious payloads and therefore downloads from this zone should be blocked. Fil...
V-223061
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Java permissions must be disallowed (Restricted Sites zone).Java applications could contain malicious code; sites located in this security zone are more likely to be hosted by malicious individuals. This policy...
V-223062
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Accessing data sources across domains must be disallowed (Restricted Sites zone).The ability to access data zones across domains could cause the user to unknowingly access content hosted on an unauthorized server. This policy setti...
V-223063
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Allow META REFRESH property must be disallowed (Restricted Sites zone).It is possible that users will unknowingly be redirected to a site hosting malicious content. 'Allow META REFRESH' must have a level of protection bas...
V-223064
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Functionality to drag and drop or copy and paste files must be disallowed (Restricted Sites zone).Content hosted on sites located in the Restricted Sites zone are more likely to contain malicious payloads and therefore this feature should be blocke...
V-223065
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Launching programs and files in IFRAME must be disallowed (Restricted Sites zone).This policy setting allows you to manage whether applications may be run and files may be downloaded from an IFRAME reference in the HTML of the pages...
V-223066
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Navigating windows and frames across different domains must be disallowed (Restricted Sites zone).Frames navigating across different domains are a security concern, because the user may think they are accessing pages on one site while they are actu...
V-223067
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Userdata persistence must be disallowed (Restricted Sites zone).Userdata persistence must have a level of protection based upon the site being accessed. This policy setting allows you to manage the preservation of ...
V-223068
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Active scripting must be disallowed (Restricted Sites Zone).Active scripts hosted on sites located in this zone are more likely to contain malicious code. Active scripting must have a level of protection based ...
V-223069
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Clipboard operations via script must be disallowed (Restricted Sites zone).A malicious script could use the clipboard in an undesirable manner, for example, if the user had recently copied confidential information to the clip...
V-223070
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Logon options must be configured and enforced (Restricted Sites zone).Users could submit credentials to servers operated by malicious individuals who could then attempt to connect to legitimate servers with those capture...
V-223071
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Configuring History setting must be set to 40 days.This setting specifies the number of days that Internet Explorer keeps track of the pages viewed in the History List. The delete Browsing History opti...
V-223072
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Internet Explorer must be set to disallow users to add/delete sites.This setting prevents users from adding sites to various security zones. Users should not be able to add sites to different zones, as this could allow...
V-223073
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Internet Explorer must be configured to disallow users to change policies.Users who change their Internet Explorer security settings could enable the execution of dangerous types of code from the Internet and websites listed...
V-223074
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Internet Explorer must be configured to use machine settings.Users who change their Internet Explorer security settings could enable the execution of dangerous types of code from the Internet and websites listed...
V-223075
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Security checking features must be enforced.This policy setting turns off the Security Settings Check feature, which checks Internet Explorer security settings to determine when the settings put...
V-223076
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Software must be disallowed to run or install with invalid signatures.Microsoft ActiveX controls and file downloads often have digital signatures attached that certify the file's integrity and the identity of the signer ...
V-223077
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The 64-bit tab processes, when running in Enhanced Protected Mode on 64-bit versions of Windows, must be turned on.This policy setting determines whether Internet Explorer 11 uses 64-bit processes (for greater security) or 32-bit processes (for greater compatibilit...
V-223079
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Checking for signatures on downloaded programs must be enforced.This policy setting allows you to manage whether Internet Explorer checks for digital signatures (which identifies the publisher of signed software an...
V-223080
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
All network paths (UNCs) for Intranet sites must be disallowed.Some UNC paths could refer to servers not managed by the organization, which means they could host malicious content; and therefore, it is safest to n...
V-223081
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Script-initiated windows without size or position constraints must be disallowed (Internet zone).This policy setting allows you to manage restrictions on script-initiated pop-up windows and windows including the title and status bars. If you enabl...
V-223082
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Script-initiated windows without size or position constraints must be disallowed (Restricted Sites zone).This policy setting allows you to manage restrictions on script-initiated pop-up windows and windows including the title and status bars. If you enabl...
V-223083
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Scriptlets must be disallowed (Internet zone).This policy setting allows you to manage whether scriptlets can be allowed. Scriptlets hosted on sites located in this zone are more likely to contain...
V-223084
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Automatic prompting for file downloads must be disallowed (Internet zone).This policy setting determines whether users will be prompted for non user-initiated file downloads. Regardless of this setting, users will receive fi...
V-223085
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Java permissions must be disallowed (Local Machine zone).Java applications could contain malicious code. This policy setting allows you to manage permissions for Java applets. If you enable this policy setti...
V-223086
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Anti-Malware programs against ActiveX controls must be run for the Local Machine zone.This policy setting determines whether Internet Explorer runs Anti-Malware programs against ActiveX controls, to check if they're safe to load on page...
V-223087
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Java permissions must be disallowed (Locked Down Local Machine zone).Java applications could contain malicious code. This policy setting allows you to manage permissions for Java applets. If you enable this policy setti...
V-223088
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Java permissions must be disallowed (Locked Down Intranet zone).Java applications could contain malicious code. This policy setting allows you to manage permissions for Java applets. If you enable this policy setti...
V-223089
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Java permissions must be disallowed (Locked Down Trusted Sites zone).Java applications could contain malicious code; sites located in this security zone are more likely to be hosted by malicious individuals. This policy...
V-223090
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Java permissions must be disallowed (Locked Down Restricted Sites zone).Java applications could contain malicious code. This policy setting allows you to manage permissions for Java applets. If you enable this policy setti...
V-223091
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
XAML files must be disallowed (Internet zone).These are eXtensible Application Markup Language (XAML) files. XAML is an XML-based declarative markup language commonly used for creating rich user i...
V-223092
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
XAML files must be disallowed (Restricted Sites zone).These are eXtensible Application Markup Language (XAML) files. XAML is an XML-based declarative markup language commonly used for creating rich user i...
V-223093
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Protected Mode must be enforced (Internet zone).Protected Mode protects Internet Explorer from exploited vulnerabilities by reducing the locations Internet Explorer can write to in the registry and ...
V-223094
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Protected Mode must be enforced (Restricted Sites zone).Protected Mode protects Internet Explorer from exploited vulnerabilities by reducing the locations Internet Explorer can write to in the registry and ...
V-223095
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Pop-up Blocker must be enforced (Internet zone).This policy setting allows you to manage whether unwanted pop-up windows appear. Pop-up windows that are opened when the end user clicks a link are no...
V-223096
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Pop-up Blocker must be enforced (Restricted Sites zone).This policy setting allows you to manage whether unwanted pop-up windows appear. Pop-up windows that are opened when the end user clicks a link are no...
V-223097
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Websites in less privileged web content zones must be prevented from navigating into the Internet zone.This policy setting allows a user to manage whether websites from less privileged zones, such as Restricted Sites, can navigate into the Internet zone...
V-223098
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Websites in less privileged web content zones must be prevented from navigating into the Restricted Sites zone.This policy setting allows you to manage whether websites from less privileged zones, such as Restricted Sites, can navigate into the Restricted zone....
V-223099
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Allow binary and script behaviors must be disallowed (Restricted Sites zone).This policy setting allows you to manage dynamic binary and script behaviors of components that encapsulate specific functionality for HTML elements, ...
V-223100
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Automatic prompting for file downloads must be disallowed (Restricted Sites zone).This policy setting determines whether users will be prompted for non user-initiated file downloads. Regardless of this setting, users will receive fi...
V-223101
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Internet Explorer Processes for MIME handling must be enforced. (Reserved)Internet Explorer uses Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) data to determine file handling procedures for files received through a web server...
V-223102
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Internet Explorer Processes for MIME handling must be enforced (Explorer).Internet Explorer uses Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) data to determine file handling procedures for files received through a web server...
V-223103
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Internet Explorer Processes for MIME handling must be enforced (iexplore).Internet Explorer uses Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) data to determine file handling procedures for files received through a web server...
V-223104
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Internet Explorer Processes for MIME sniffing must be enforced (Reserved).MIME sniffing is the process of examining the content of a MIME file to determine its context - whether it is a data file, an executable file, or some...
V-223105
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Internet Explorer Processes for MIME sniffing must be enforced (Explorer).MIME sniffing is the process of examining the content of a MIME file to determine its context - whether it is a data file, an executable file, or some...
V-223106
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Internet Explorer Processes for MIME sniffing must be enforced (iexplore).MIME sniffing is the process of examining the content of a MIME file to determine its context - whether it is a data file, an executable file, or some...
V-223107
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Internet Explorer Processes for MK protocol must be enforced (Reserved).The MK Protocol Security Restriction policy setting reduces attack surface area by blocking the seldom used MK protocol. Some older web applications u...
V-223108
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Internet Explorer Processes for MK protocol must be enforced (Explorer).The MK Protocol Security Restriction policy setting reduces attack surface area by blocking the seldom used MK protocol. Some older web applications u...
V-223109
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Internet Explorer Processes for MK protocol must be enforced (iexplore).The MK Protocol Security Restriction policy setting reduces attack surface area by blocking the seldom used MK protocol. Some older web applications u...
V-223110
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Internet Explorer Processes for Zone Elevation must be enforced (Reserved).Internet Explorer places restrictions on each web page it opens that are dependent upon the location of the web page (such as Internet Zone, Intranet ...
V-223111
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Internet Explorer Processes for Zone Elevation must be enforced (Explorer).Internet Explorer places restrictions on each web page it opens that are dependent upon the location of the web page (such as Internet Zone, Intranet ...
V-223112
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Internet Explorer Processes for Zone Elevation must be enforced (iexplore).Internet Explorer places restrictions on each web page it opens that are dependent upon the location of the web page (such as Internet Zone, Intranet ...
V-223113
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Internet Explorer Processes for Restrict File Download must be enforced (Reserved).In certain circumstances, websites can initiate file download prompts without interaction from users. This technique can allow websites to put unautho...
V-223114
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Internet Explorer Processes for Restrict File Download must be enforced (Explorer).In certain circumstances, websites can initiate file download prompts without interaction from users. This technique can allow websites to put unautho...
V-223115
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Internet Explorer Processes for Restrict File Download must be enforced (iexplore).In certain circumstances, websites can initiate file download prompts without interaction from users. This technique can allow websites to put unautho...
V-223116
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Internet Explorer Processes for restricting pop-up windows must be enforced (Reserved).Internet Explorer allows scripts to programmatically open, resize, and reposition various types of windows. Often, disreputable websites will resize w...
V-223117
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Internet Explorer Processes for restricting pop-up windows must be enforced (Explorer).Internet Explorer allows scripts to programmatically open, resize, and reposition various types of windows. Often, disreputable websites will resize w...
V-223118
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Internet Explorer Processes for restricting pop-up windows must be enforced (iexplore).Internet Explorer allows scripts to programmatically open, resize, and reposition various types of windows. Often, disreputable websites will resize w...
V-223119
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
.NET Framework-reliant components not signed with Authenticode must be disallowed to run (Restricted Sites Zone).This policy setting allows you to manage whether .NET Framework-reliant components that are not signed with Authenticode can be executed from Internet...
V-223120
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
.NET Framework-reliant components signed with Authenticode must be disallowed to run (Restricted Sites Zone).This policy setting allows you to manage whether .NET Framework-reliant components that are signed with Authenticode can be executed from Internet Exp...
V-223121
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Scripting of Java applets must be disallowed (Restricted Sites zone).This policy setting allows you to manage whether applets are exposed to scripts within the zone. If you enable this policy setting, scripts can access...
V-223122
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
AutoComplete feature for forms must be disallowed.This AutoComplete feature suggests possible matches when users are filling in forms. It is possible that this feature will cache sensitive data and st...
V-223123
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Crash Detection management must be enforced.The 'Turn off Crash Detection' policy setting allows you to manage the crash detection feature of add-on management in Internet Explorer. A crash repo...
V-223124
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Turn on the auto-complete feature for user names and passwords on forms must be disabled.This policy setting controls automatic completion of fields in forms on web pages. It is possible that malware could be developed which would be able ...
V-223125
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Managing SmartScreen Filter use must be enforced.This setting is important from a security perspective because Microsoft has extensive data illustrating the positive impact the SmartScreen filter has...
V-223126
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Browser must retain history on exit.Delete Browsing History on exit automatically deletes specified items when the last browser window closes. Disabling this function will prevent users...
V-223127
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Deleting websites that the user has visited must be disallowed.This policy prevents users from deleting the history of websites the user has visited. If you enable this policy setting, websites the user has visite...
V-223128
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
InPrivate Browsing must be disallowed.InPrivate Browsing lets the user control whether or not Internet Explorer saves the browsing history, cookies, and other data. User control of setting...
V-223129
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Scripting of Internet Explorer WebBrowser control property must be disallowed (Internet zone).This policy setting controls whether a page may control embedded WebBrowser control via script. Scripted code hosted on sites located in this zone is ...
V-223130
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
When uploading files to a server, the local directory path must be excluded (Internet zone).This policy setting controls whether or not the local path information will be sent when uploading a file via a HTML form. If the local path informati...
V-223131
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Internet Explorer Processes for Notification Bars must be enforced (Reserved).This policy setting allows you to manage whether the Notification Bar is displayed for Internet Explorer processes when file or code installs are rest...
V-223132
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Security Warning for unsafe files must be set to prompt (Internet zone).This policy setting controls whether or not the 'Open File - Security Warning' message appears when the user tries to open executable files or other p...
V-223133
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Internet Explorer Processes for Notification Bars must be enforced (Explorer).This policy setting allows you to manage whether the Notification Bar is displayed for Internet Explorer processes when file or code installs are rest...
V-223134
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
ActiveX controls without prompt property must be used in approved domains only (Internet zone).This policy setting controls whether or not the user is prompted to allow ActiveX controls to run on websites other than the website that installed th...
V-223135
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Internet Explorer Processes for Notification Bars must be enforced (iexplore).This policy setting allows you to manage whether the Notification Bar is displayed for Internet Explorer processes when file or code installs are rest...
V-223136
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Cross-Site Scripting Filter must be enforced (Internet zone).The Cross-Site Scripting Filter is designed to prevent users from becoming victims of unintentional information disclosure. This setting controls if t...
V-223137
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Scripting of Internet Explorer WebBrowser Control must be disallowed (Restricted Sites zone).This policy setting controls whether a page may control embedded WebBrowser Control via script. Scripted code hosted on sites located in this zone is ...
V-223138
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
When uploading files to a server, the local directory path must be excluded (Restricted Sites zone).This policy setting controls whether or not the local path information will be sent when uploading a file via a HTML form. If the local path informati...
V-223139
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Security Warning for unsafe files must be disallowed (Restricted Sites zone).This policy setting controls whether or not the 'Open File - Security Warning' message appears when the user tries to open executable files or other p...
V-223140
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
ActiveX controls without prompt property must be used in approved domains only (Restricted Sites zone).This policy setting controls whether or not the user is prompted to allow ActiveX controls to run on websites other than the website that installed th...
V-223141
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Cross-Site Scripting Filter property must be enforced (Restricted Sites zone).The Cross-Site Scripting Filter is designed to prevent users from becoming victims of unintentional information disclosure. This setting controls if t...
V-223142
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Internet Explorer Processes Restrict ActiveX Install must be enforced (Reserved).Users often choose to install software such as ActiveX controls that are not permitted by their organization's security policy. Such software can pose...
V-223143
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Status bar updates via script must be disallowed (Internet zone).This policy setting allows you to manage whether script is allowed to update the status bar within the zone. A script running in the zone could cause ...
V-223144
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
.NET Framework-reliant components not signed with Authenticode must be disallowed to run (Internet zone).Unsigned components are more likely to contain malicious code and it is more difficult to determine the author of the application - therefore they sho...
V-223145
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
.NET Framework-reliant components signed with Authenticode must be disallowed to run (Internet zone).It may be possible for someone to host malicious content on a website that takes advantage of these components. This policy setting allows you to mana...
V-223146
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Scriptlets must be disallowed (Restricted Sites zone).This policy setting allows you to manage whether scriptlets can be allowed. Scriptlets hosted on sites located in this zone are more likely to contain...
V-223147
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Status bar updates via script must be disallowed (Restricted Sites zone).A script running in the zone could cause false information to be displayed on the status bar, which could confuse the user and cause an undesirable ac...
V-223148
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
When Enhanced Protected Mode is enabled, ActiveX controls must be disallowed to run in Protected Mode.This setting prevents ActiveX controls from running in Protected Mode when Enhanced Protected Mode is enabled. When a user has an ActiveX control inst...
V-223149
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Dragging of content from different domains across windows must be disallowed (Internet zone).This policy setting allows you to set options for dragging content from one domain to a different domain when the source and destination are in differ...
V-250540
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Turn off Encryption Support must be enabled.This parameter ensures only DoD-approved ciphers and algorithms are enabled for use by the web browser by allowing you to turn on/off support for TLS ...
V-250541
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Allow Fallback to SSL 3.0 (Internet Explorer) must be disabled.This parameter ensures only DoD-approved ciphers and algorithms are enabled for use by the web browser by blocking an insecure fallback to SSL when TL...
V-223016
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Check for publishers certificate revocation must be enforced.Check for publisher's certificate revocation options should be enforced to ensure all PKI signed objects are validated. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000605...
V-223056
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Internet Explorer Development Tools Must Be Disabled.While the risk associated with browser development tools is more related to the proper design of a web application, a risk vector remains within the b...
V-223078
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Checking for server certificate revocation must be enforced.This policy setting allows you to manage whether Internet Explorer will check revocation status of servers' certificates. Certificates are revoked whe...
V-252910
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The version of Internet Explorer running on the system must be a supported version.Security flaws with software applications are discovered daily. Vendors are constantly updating and patching their products to address newly discovere...