Details

Adobe Acrobat Pro XI provides the ability to store PDF files on Adobe.com servers. Allowing users to store files on non-DoD systems introduces risk of data compromise.

Solution

Verify the following registry configuration:

Note: The Key Name cCloud is not created by default in the Acrobat Pro XI install and must be created.

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path: SoftwarePoliciesAdobeAdobe Acrobat11.0FeatureLockDowncCloud

Value Name: bDisableADCFileStore
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_Adobe_Acrobat_Pro_XI_V1R2_STIG.zip

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Windows.

References

• 800-53|CM-7a.
• CAT|II
• CCI|CCI-000381
• Rule-ID|SV-89975r1_rule
• STIG-ID|ADBP-XI-001285
• Vuln-ID|V-75295

Source

• Tenable.com/audits