Microsoft.Policies.FileSys• Machine
Selectively allow the evaluation of a symbolic link
Symbolic links can introduce vulnerabilities in certain applications. To mitigate this issue, you can selectively enable or disable the evaluation of these types of symbolic links: Local Link to a Local Target Local Link to a Remote Target Remote Link to Remote Target Remote Link to Local Target For further information please refer to the Windows Help section NOTE: If this policy is Disabled or Not Configured, local administrators may select the types of symbolic links to be evaluated.
Policy Details
- Policy Name
- SymlinkEvaluation
- Registry Key
- Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Filesystems\NTFS
- Value Name
- SymLinkState
- Supported On
- At least Windows Vista
- OMA-URI (CSP)
- ADMX_FileSys/SymlinkEvaluationOS Build Version:10.0.22000, 10.0.19043.1202, 10.0.19042.1202, 10.0.19041.1202CSP Version:10.0Conflict Resolution:LastWriteAllowed Editions:EnterpriseEnterprise NProfessionalProfessional NEnterprise EvaluationEnterprise N EvaluationEducationEducation NEnterprise SEnterprise S NEnterprise S EvaluationEnterprise S N EvaluationHolographic BusinessPro Single LanguagePro ChinaPro WorkstationPro Workstation NPro For EducationPro For Education NEnterprisegEnterprisegnServerrdshIotenterpriseIotenterprisesCloudeditionnCloudeditionIotenterpriseskIotenterpriseseval
- Policy State Values
- Enabled: 1Disabled: 0
- Available Languages
- en-us
Configuration Elements
Local Link to Local Target
Type: boolean
True:1
False:0
Local Link to a Remote Target
Type: boolean
True:1
False:0
Remote Link to Remote Target
Type: boolean
True:1
False:0
Remote Link to Local Target
Type: boolean
True:1
False:0