Add-ins to Office applications must be signed by a Trusted Publisher.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-70997	DTOO127	SV-85621r1_rule		Medium

Description
Office 2016 applications do not, by default, check the digital signature on application add-ins before opening them. Disabling or not configuring this setting may allow an application to load a dangerous add-in. As a result, malicious code could become active on user computers or the network.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Excel 2016 STIG	2016-12-01

Details

Check Text ( None )
None

Fix Text (F-46607r1_fix)
Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Excel 2016 -> Excel Options -> Security -> Trust Center "Require that application add-ins are signed by Trusted Publisher" to "Enabled".