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Retrieving of CRL data must be set for online action.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-17778 DTOO267 SV-54031r1_rule ECSC-1 Medium
Description
This policy setting controls how Outlook retrieves Certificate Revocation Lists to verify the validity of certificates. Certificate revocation lists (CRLs) are lists of digital certificates that have been revoked by their controlling certificate authorities (CAs), typically because the certificates were issued improperly or their associated private keys were compromised.
STIG Date
Microsoft Outlook 2013 STIG 2014-01-06

Details

Check Text ( C-47979r1_chk )
Verify the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Outlook 2013 -> Security -> Cryptography -> Signature Status dialog box "Retrieving CRLs (Certificate Revocation Lists)" is "Enabled (When online always retrieve the CRL)".

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

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\15.0\outlook\security

Criteria: If the value UseCRLChasing is REG_DWORD = 1, this is not a finding.
Fix Text (F-46916r1_fix)
Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Outlook 2013 -> Security -> Cryptography -> Signature Status dialog box "Retrieving CRLs (Certificate Revocation Lists)" to "Enabled (When online always retrieve the CRL)".