Title

Disable the "remember password" for internet e-mail accounts - Outlook. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

As a security precaution, password caching for eMail Internet protocols such as POP3 or IMAP may lead to password discovery and evantually to data loss.

Check Content

The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 -> Security “Disable ‘Remember password’ for Internet e-mail accounts” will be set to “Enabled”. Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\Security Criteria: If the value EnableRememberPwd is REG_DWORD = 0, this is not a finding.

Fix Text

The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 -> Security “Disable ‘Remember password’ for Internet e-mail accounts” will be set to “Enabled”.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-18712r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-17587

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Expert Comments

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