Details
This policy setting controls whether Outlook users can add entries to the list of SharePoint
servers when establishing a meeting workspace.
If you enable this policy setting, you can choose between two options to determine whether
Outlook users can add entries to the published server list-
. Publish default, allow others. This option is the default configuration in Outlook.
. Publish default, disallow others. This option prevents users from adding servers to
the default published server list.
If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, when users create a meeting
workspace, they can choose a server from a default list provided by administrators or
manually enter the address of a server that is not listed. This is the equivalent of Enabled —
Publish default, allow others. The recommended state for this setting is- Enabled-Publish
default, disallow others.
*Rationale*
If users are able to manually enter the addresses of servers that are not approved by the
organization, they could use servers that do not meet your organization’s information
security requirements, which could cause sensitive information to be at risk.
By default, when users create a meeting workspace, they can choose a server from a default
list provided by administrators or manually enter the address of a server that is not listed.
Solution
To implement the recommended configuration state, set the following Group Policy setting
to Enabled.
User ConfigurationAdministrative TemplatesMicrosoft Outlook 2010Meeting
WorkspaceDisable user entries to server listDisable user entries to server list
Then set the Check to disable users from adding entries to server list option to
Publish default, disallow others.
Impact-If you configure this setting to ‘Publish default, disallow others,’ users in your organization
who have a legitimate need to use servers other than those in the published server list will
need to obtain administrative assistance.
Supportive Information
The following resource is also helpful.
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.