Check: O365-AC-000002
Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus STIG:
O365-AC-000002
(in versions v3 r1 through v1 r1)
Title
Trust Bar Notifications for unsigned application add-ins in Access must be disabled and blocked. (Cat II impact)
Discussion
This policy setting controls whether the specified Office application notifies users when unsigned application add-ins are loaded or silently disable such add-ins without notification. This policy setting only applies if the "Require that application add-ins are signed by Trusted Publisher" policy setting is enabled, which prevents users from changing this policy setting. If users enable this policy setting, applications automatically disable unsigned add-ins without informing users. If this policy setting is disabled, if this application is configured to require that all add-ins be signed by a trusted publisher, any unsigned add-ins the application loads will be disabled and the application will display the Trust Bar at the top of the active window. The Trust Bar contains a message that informs users about the unsigned add-in. If users do not configure this policy setting, the disable behavior applies, and in addition, users can configure this requirement themselves in the "Add-ins" category of the Trust Center for the application.
Check Content
Verify the policy value for User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Access 2016 >> Application Settings >> Security >> Trust Center "Disable Trust Bar Notification for unsigned application add-ins and block them" is set to "Enabled". Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\16.0\access\security If the value NoTBPromptUnsignedAddin is REG_DWORD = 1, this is not a finding.
Fix Text
Set the policy value for User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Access 2016 >> Application Settings >> Security >> Trust Center "Disable Trust Bar Notification for unsigned application add-ins and block them" to "Enabled".
Additional Identifiers
Rule ID: SV-223281r1016166_rule
Vulnerability ID: V-223281
Group Title: SRG-APP-000131
Expert Comments
CCIs
Number | Definition |
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CCI-001749 |
The information system prevents the installation of organization-defined software components without verification the software component has been digitally signed using a certificate that is recognized and approved by the organization. |
CCI-003992 |
Prevent the installation of organization-defined software and firmware components without verification that the component has been digitally signed using a certificate that is recognized and approved by the organization. |
Controls
Number | Title |
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CM-5(3) |
Signed Components |