58.1 (L2) Ensure 'Allow Cross Device Clipboard' is set to 'Block'

Information

This setting determines whether Clipboard contents can be synchronized across devices.

The recommended state for this setting is: Block

In high security environments, clipboard data should stay local to the system and not synced across devices, as it may contain very sensitive information that must be contained locally.

Solution

To establish the recommended configuration via configuration profiles, set the following Settings Catalog path to Block :

Privacy\Allow Cross Device Clipboard

Impact:

Clipboard contents will not be shareable to other devices.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/16853

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6, 800-53|CM-7

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 87d144cd281d13a759fe5385a867b21e1997ed21852f92830716febcbdac97dc