A warning before printing that the document contains tracking changes must be provided.

From Microsoft Word 2010 STIG

Associated with: CCI-000366

SV-33611r1_rule A warning before printing that the document contains tracking changes must be provided.

Vulnerability discussion

Tracked changes or comments embedded within a document may contain sensitive, insulting, or embarrassing information that the document owner forgot, or that a contributor may have placed.

Check content

The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Word 2010 -> Word Options -> Security “Warn before printing, saving or sending a file that contains tracked changes or comments” must be set to “Enabled”. Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\14.0\word\options\vpref Criteria: If the value fWarnRevisions_1125_1 is REG_DWORD = 1 this is not a finding.

Fix text

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Word 2010 -> Word Options -> Security “Warn before printing, saving or sending a file that contains tracked changes or comments” to “Enabled”.

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