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V-213181CAT II — Medium severitySV-213181r395853_rule

Adobe Reader DC must disable 3rd Party Web Connectors.

Rule version ARDC-CN-000075 · STIG v2 · 2021-06-22

Discussion

When 3rd Party Web Connectors are disabled it prevents the configuration of Adobe Reader DC access to third party services for file storage.

Check

Verify the following registry configuration:

Note: The Key Name "cServices" is not created by default in the Adobe Reader DC install and must be created.

Utilizing the Registry Editor, navigate to the following: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\DC\FeatureLockDown\cServices

Value Name: bToggleWebConnectors Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1

If the value for bToggleWebConnectors is not set to “1” and Type configured to REG_DWORD or does not exist, then this is a finding.

Fix

Configure the following registry value:

Note: The Key Name "cServices" is not created by default in the Adobe Reader DC install and must be created.

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \Software\Policies\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\DC\FeatureLockDown\cServices

Value Name: bToggleWebConnectors Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1

Identifiers

Group ID
V-213181
Group title
SRG-APP-000141
Rule ID
SV-213181r395853_rule
Check ID
C-14416r276761_chk
Fix ID
F-14414r276762_fix