Disable the "do not allow creating, replying or forwarding of signatures' feature

Disable the "do not allow creating, replying or forwarding of signatures' feature - Outlook

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-17673	DTOO227 - Outlook	SV-18842r1_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
By default, Outlook 2007 users can create and use signatures in e-mail messages. Users can add signatures to messages manually, and can also configure Outlook to automatically append signatures to new messages, to replies and forwards, or to all three. Signatures typically include details such as the user's name, title, phone numbers, and office location. If your organization has policies that govern the distribution of this kind of information, using signatures might cause some users to inadvertently violate these policies.

Description

By default, Outlook 2007 users can create and use signatures in e-mail messages. Users can add signatures to messages manually, and can also configure Outlook to automatically append signatures to new messages, to replies and forwards, or to all three. Signatures typically include details such as the user's name, title, phone numbers, and office location. If your organization has policies that govern the distribution of this kind of information, using signatures might cause some users to inadvertently violate these policies.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Outlook 2007	2015-09-17

Details

Check Text ( C-18944r1_chk )
The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 -> Tools \ Options -> Mail format “Do not allow creating, replying, or forwarding signatures for e-mail messages” will be set to “Disabled”. Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common\MailSettings Criteria: If the value DisableSignatures is REG_DWORD = 0, this is not a finding.

Check Text ( C-18944r1_chk )

The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 -> Tools \ Options -> Mail format “Do not allow creating, replying, or forwarding signatures for e-mail messages” will be set to “Disabled”.

Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common\MailSettings

Criteria: If the value DisableSignatures is REG_DWORD = 0, this is not a finding.

Fix Text (F-17571r1_fix)
The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 -> Tools \ Options -> Mail format “Do not allow creating, replying, or forwarding signatures for e-mail messages” will be set to “Disabled”.