Adobe Reader DC must disable Cloud Synchronization.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-213179 | ARDC-CN-000065 | SV-213179r395853_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| By default, Adobe online services are tightly integrated in Adobe Reader DC. When the Adobe Cloud synchronization is disabled it prevents the synchronization of desktop preferences across devices on which the user is signed in with an Adobe ID (including phones). | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Continuous Track Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2021-06-22 | |||
Related Frameworks
3 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-7
1.00
- DISA · V2R1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1711 mapping
3.4.6
1.00
- DISA · V2R1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000381
1.00
- DISA · V2R1 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-213179r395853_chk)
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: bTogglePrefsSync
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1
If the value for bTogglePrefsSync is not set to “1” and Type configured to REG_DWORD or does not exist, then this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-14412r276756_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: bTogglePrefsSync
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1