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V-220843CAT II — Medium severitySV-220843r991589_rule

The password manager function in the Edge browser must be disabled.

Rule version WN10-CC-000245 · STIG v3 · 2025-09-24

Discussion

Passwords save locally for re-use when browsing may be subject to compromise. Disabling the Edge password manager will prevent this for the browser.

Check

Windows 10 LTSC\B versions do not include Microsoft Edge, this is NA for those systems.

If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding.

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Main\

Value Name: FormSuggest Passwords

Type: REG_SZ Value: no

Fix

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Microsoft Edge >> "Configure Password Manager" to "Disabled".

Identifiers

Group ID
V-220843
Group title
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
Rule ID
SV-220843r991589_rule
Check ID
C-22558r555014_chk
Fix ID
F-22547r555015_fix