Back

Configure the "Turn Off 'Delete Browsing History' Functionality" setting in limited functionality environments properly.


CONTROL ID
04409
CONTROL TYPE
Configuration
CLASSIFICATION
Preventive

SUPPORTING AND SUPPORTED CONTROLS



This Control directly supports the implied Control(s):
  • Configure Internet Browser security options according to organizational standards., CC ID: 02166

There are no implementation support Controls.


SELECTED AUTHORITY DOCUMENTS COMPLIED WITH



  • This setting prevents users from deleting the browsing history. For Enterprise Client environments, the Turn Off "Delete Browsing History" Functionality setting is Not Configured. For Specialized Security - Limited Functionality environments, this setting should be Enabled. If Enabled, users cannot … (Pg 102, Microsoft Windows Vista Security Guide Appendix A: Security Group Policy Settings)
  • The "Turn off "Delete Browsing History" functionality" setting should be configured correctly. (oval:gov.nist.fdcc.ie7:def:458, FDCC Windows IE7 SCAP content using OVAL (fdcc-ie7-oval.xml, fdcc-ie7-patches.xml), Version 5.4)
  • Turn Off "Delete Browsing History" functionality - Local Computer (TurnOffDeleteBrowsingHistoryFunctionality_LocalComputer, NIST SCAP Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 7 (fdcc-ie7-xccdf.xml), FDCC IE7 (1.2) SCAP Content - OVAL 5.4)