Ensure 'AllowedExtensions' is configured

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Beschreibung

This policy setting configures a list of extension selectors that determine which extensions are allowed or blocked. The recommended state for this setting is: Enabled with a list of allowed extensions. Rationale: Allowing users to install any extension may result in unintended information disclosure to third parties, or the installation of malware. The benchmark marks this recommendation Manual (organisation-specific value or not reliably checkable), so it is reported as SKIP with review steps.

So wird geprüft

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Confirm via Group Policy (gpresult /h or the GPMC) that Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Visual Studio Code\Extensions\AllowedExtensions is configured as the title requires. This group policy setting is backed by the following registry location with a REG_SZ value containing a JSON string. Registry: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\VSCode:AllowedExtensions

So wird behoben

Behebungsmethode: Anleitung oder Infrastruktur-Patch

Configure through Group Policy: Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Visual Studio Code\Extensions\AllowedExtensions = Enabled along with a JSON string defining the approved extensions

Eigenschaften

Betriebssysteme: Beliebig
Tags: vscodedeveloper-toolscis-l2manual
Referenz: CIS Visual Studio Code GPO Benchmark v1.0.0 - 1.2.1 Ensure 'AllowedExtensions' is configured