Policy

Turn off the XDomainRequest object

This policy setting allows you to choose whether websites can request data across domains by using the XDomainRequest object. Note that this policy setting does not block client-side communication across domains through other features in Internet Explorer 8, and it does not prevent a site from requesting cross-domain data through a server. If you enable this policy setting, websites cannot request data across domains by using the XDomainRequest object. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, websites can request data across domains by using the XDomainRequest object.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Windows Components / Internet Explorer / Security Features / AJAX
Policy ID 2b7d0026fd70
Internal name IESF_DisableXDR

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_XDOMAINREQUEST\iexplore.exe (enabled) = 0
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_XDOMAINREQUEST\iexplore.exe (disabled) = 1
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_XDOMAINREQUEST\iexplore.exe (enabled) = 0
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_XDOMAINREQUEST\iexplore.exe (disabled) = 1

Policy notes

This policy setting allows you to choose whether websites can request data across domains by using the XDomainRequest object. Note that this policy setting does not block client-side communication across domains through other features in Internet Explorer 8, and it does not prevent a site from requesting cross-domain data through a server. If you enable this policy setting, websites cannot request data across domains by using the XDomainRequest object. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, websites can request data across domains by using the XDomainRequest object.

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