1.2.2.2.1.5 Configure 'Turn off printing over HTTP'

Information

This policy setting allows you to disable the client computer's ability to print over HTTP, which allows the computer to print to printers on the intranet as well as the Internet. Information that is transmitted over HTTP through this capability is not protected and can be intercepted by malicious users. For this reason, it is not often used in enterprise environments.

Solution

Configure the following Group Policy setting in a manner that is consistent with the security and operational requirements of your organization-

Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Internet Communication Management\Internet Communication settings\Turn off printing over HTTP

Impact- If you enable this policy setting, the client computer will not be able to print to Internet printers over HTTP. This policy setting affects the client side of Internet printing only. Regardless of how it is configured, a computer could act as an Internet Printing server and make its shared printers available through HTTP.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/42

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7(5), CCE|CCE-17527-3, CSCv6|2.2

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 4935af255f383749ec7cf6f50bcfce9df604047726d5d9214a5a14e11b9ebbd4