CCE-10291-3| Platform: ie8 | Date: (C)2010-09-25 (M)2022-10-10 |
The "Turn on the auto-complete feature for user names and passwords on forms" current user setting should be configured correctly.
Parameter:
enabled/disabled
Technical Mechanism:
(1) GPO: User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Turn on the auto-complete feature for user names and passwords on forms
(2) Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FormSuggest Passwords
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References: | Resource Id | Reference |
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| Old v4 CCE ID | CCE-721 |
| Microsoft Security Compliance Management Toolkit for Internet Explorer 8, Version 1.0: "Internet Explorer 8 Security Baseline.xml" | Setting Index #96: This policy setting controls automatic completion of user names and passwords in forms on Web pages, and prevents user prompts to save passwords. |
| Microsoft Security Compliance Manager (SCM) Baselines and Settings Packs | Microsoft Tool: Security Compliance Manager (SCM)
Microsoft Baseline: Internet Explorer 8
SCM URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=113940 |
| HIPAA/HITECH Act | HIPAA/HITECH Act |
| Jericho Forum | Jericho Forum |
| BITS Shared Assessments SIG v6.0 | BITS Shared Assessments SIG v6.0 |
| FedRAMP Security Controls(Final Release Jan 2012)--LOW IMPACT LEVEL-- | FedRAMP Security Controls(Final Release Jan 2012)--LOW IMPACT LEVEL-- |
| ISO/IEC 27001-2005 | ISO/IEC 27001-2005 |
| COBIT 4.1 | COBIT 4.1 |
| GAPP (Aug 2009) | GAPP (Aug 2009) |
| NERC CIP | NERC CIP |
| NIST SP800-53 R3 | NIST SP800-53 R3 CM-6 |
| NIST SP800-53 R3 | NIST SP800-53 R3 IA-5 |
| PCIDSS v2.0 | PCIDSS v2.0 |
| FedRAMP Security Controls(Final Release Jan 2012)--MODERATE IMPACT LEVEL-- | FedRAMP Security Controls(Final Release Jan 2012)--MODERATE IMPACT LEVEL-- |
| BITS Shared Assessments AUP v5.0 | BITS Shared Assessments AUP v5.0 |
