Tracking of browsing activity must be disabled.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-235766 | EDGE-00-000054 | SV-235766r1051115_rule | CCI-000388 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| The setting allows websites to be blocked from tracking users' web-browsing activity. If this policy is disabled or is not configured, users can set their own level of tracking prevention. Policy options mapping: - TrackingPreventionOff (0) = Off (no tracking prevention) - TrackingPreventionBasic (1) = Basic (blocks harmful trackers; content and ads will be personalized) - TrackingPreventionBalanced (2) = Balanced (blocks harmful trackers and trackers from sites user has not visited; content and ads will be less personalized) - TrackingPreventionStrict (3) = Strict (blocks harmful trackers and majority of trackers from all sites; content and ads will have minimal personalization; some parts of sites might not work) | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Microsoft Edge Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-15 | |||
Related Frameworks
2 paths across 2 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-7(3)
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000388
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-235766r1051115_chk)
The policy value for "Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Block tracking of users' web-browsing activity" must be set to "Enabled" with the option value set to "Balanced" or "Strict".
Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
If the value for "TrackingPrevention" is not set to "REG_DWORD = 2" or "REG_DWORD = 3", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-38948r766873_fix)
Set the policy value for "Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Block tracking of users' web-browsing activity" to "Balanced" or "Strict".