Outlook must be configured not to prompt users to choose security settings if default settings fail.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-26635	DTOO315 - Outlook	SV-34106r1_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
Prompts the user to choose security settings if default settings fail; uncheck to automatically select.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Outlook 2010	2015-09-17

Details

Check Text ( C-34231r1_chk )
The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Outlook 2010 -> Security “Prompt user to choose security settings if default settings fail” must be set to “Disabled". Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\14.0\outlook\security Criteria: If the value ForceDefaultProfile is REG_DWORD = 0, this is not a finding.

Check Text ( C-34231r1_chk )

The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Outlook 2010 -> Security “Prompt user to choose security settings if default settings fail” must be set to “Disabled".

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

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\14.0\outlook\security

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

Fix Text (F-29921r1_fix)
Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Outlook 2010 -> Security “Prompt user to choose security settings if default settings fail” to “Disabled".