Internet Browser: Basic authentication for RSS feeds over HTTP must

Internet Browser: Basic authentication for RSS feeds over HTTP must not be used

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Basic authentication uses plain-text passwords that could be used to compromise a system. Disabling Basic authentication will reduce this potential.

Remediation

If this needs to be corrected, configure the policy value for
Computer Configuration
|_ Administrative Templates
|_ Windows Components
|_ RSS Feeds
|_ "Turn on Basic feed authentication over HTTP" to "Not Configured" or "Disabled".

STIG
Server
2022: https://system32.eventsentry.com/stig/viewer/V-254371
2019: https://system32.eventsentry.com/stig/viewer/V-205693

Desktop
W11: https://system32.eventsentry.com/stig/viewer/V-253408
W10: https://system32.eventsentry.com/stig/viewer/V-220854

Internet Browser: Basic authentication for RSS feeds over HTTP must not be used

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