Title

Microsoft passport Service for content must be disallowed. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

This controls whether users can open protected content created with a Windows Live ID (formerly Microsoft .NET Passport) authenticated account. If your organization has policies that govern access to external services such as Windows Live ID, this capability could allow users to violate those policies.

Check Content

The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2010 -> Manage Restricted Permissions "Disable Microsoft Passport service for content with restricted permission" must be set to "Enabled". Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\14.0\common\drm Criteria: If the value DisablePassportCertification is REG_DWORD = 1, this is not a finding.

Fix Text

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2010 -> Manage Restricted Permissions "Disable Microsoft Passport service for content with restricted permission" to "Enabled".

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-241955r960963_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-241955

Group Title: SRG-APP-000141

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