DTOO119 - Configuration for file validation must be enforced.

Information

This policy setting allows you to turn off the file validation feature. If you enable this policy setting, file validation will be turned off. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, file validation will be turned on. Office Binary Documents (97-2003) are checked to see if they conform against the file format schema before they are opened.

Solution

Set the policy value for User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Excel 2016 >> Excel Options >> Security 'Turn off file validation' to 'Disabled'.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Excel_2016_V2R1_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

References: 800-53|SC-18(3), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001695, Rule-ID|SV-238169r879573_rule, STIG-ID|DTOO119, STIG-Legacy|SV-85607, STIG-Legacy|V-70983, Vuln-ID|V-238169

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 2dac88b4648c16f3c39c81f314c8f0f953d75568dc58a85445c07395a7f55367