Trust Bar Notifications for unsigned application add-ins must be blocked.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-70659 | DTOO131 | SV-85281r1_rule | CCI-001749 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| This policy setting controls whether the specified Office application notifies users when unsigned application add-ins are loaded or silently disable such add-ins without notification. This policy setting only applies if you enable the "Require that application add-ins are signed by Trusted Publisher" policy setting, which prevents users from changing this policy setting. If you enable this policy setting, applications automatically disable unsigned add-ins without informing users. If you disable this policy setting, if this application is configured to require that all add-ins be signed by a trusted publisher, any unsigned add-ins the application loads will be disabled and the application will display the Trust Bar at the top of the active window. The Trust Bar contains a message that informs users about the unsigned add-in. If you do not configure this policy setting, the disable behavior applies, and in addition, users can configure this requirement themselves in the "Add-ins" category of the Trust Center for the application. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2016-11-02 | |||
Related Frameworks
2 paths across 2 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-5(3)
1.00
- DISA · 1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-001749
1.00
- DISA · 1 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-85281r1_chk)
Verify the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 -> PowerPoint Options -> Security -> Trust Center "Disable Trust Bar Notification for unsigned application add-ins and block them" is set to "Enabled".
Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:
HKCU\software\policies\Microsoft\office\16.0\powerpoint\security
Criteria: If the value notbpromptunsignedaddin is REG_DWORD = 1, this is not a finding.
Fix Text (F-76895r1_fix)
Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 -> PowerPoint Options -> Security -> Trust Center "Disable Trust Bar Notification for unsigned application add-ins and block them" to "Enabled".