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V-246875

CAT II (Medium)

The Horizon Client must not send anonymized usage data.

Rule ID

SV-246875r768585_rule

STIG

VMware Horizon 7.13 Client Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R1

CCIs

CCI-000366

Discussion

By default, the Horizon Client collects anonymized data from the client systems to help improve software and hardware compatibility. To eliminate any possibility of sensitive DoD configurations being known to unauthorized parties, even when anonymized, this setting must be disabled.

Check Content

Ensure the vdm_agent*.admx templates are added. Open the "Group Policy Management" MMC snap-in. Open the site-specific GPO applying Horizon settings to the VDI desktops.

Navigate to Computer Configuration >> Policies >> Administrative Templates >> VMware Horizon Client Configuration. Double-click the "Allow data sharing" setting.

If "Allow data sharing" is set to "Enabled" or "Not Configured", this is a finding.

Fix Text

Ensure the vdm_agent*.admx templates are added. Open the "Group Policy Management" MMC snap-in. Open the site-specific GPO applying Horizon settings to the VDI desktops.

Navigate to Computer Configuration >> Policies >> Administrative Templates >> VMware Horizon Client Configuration. Double-click the "Allow data sharing" setting.

Make sure the setting is "Disabled". Click "OK".