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V-235736

CAT II (Medium)

Importing of open tabs must be disabled.

Rule ID

SV-235736r960963_rule

STIG

Microsoft Edge Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V2R5

CCIs

CCI-000381

Discussion

Allows users to import open and pinned tabs from another browser into Microsoft Edge. If this policy is enabled, the Open tabs check box is automatically selected in the Import browser data dialog box. If this policy is disabled, open tabs are not imported at first run, and users cannot import them manually. If this policy is not configured, open tabs are imported at first run, and users can choose whether to import them manually during later browsing sessions.

Check Content

The policy value for "Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Allow importing of open tabs" must be set to "disabled".

Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge

If the value for "ImportOpenTabs" is not set to "REG_DWORD = 0", this is a finding.

Fix Text

Set the policy value for "Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Allow importing of open tabs" to "disabled".