Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-26633 | DTOO344 | SV-54067r1_rule | ECSC-1 | Medium |
Description |
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Outlook automatically converts RTF formatted messages that are sent over the Internet to HTML format, so that the message formatting is maintained and attachments are received. This setting controls how Outlook sends Rich Text Format (RTF) messages to Internet recipients. |
STIG | Date |
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Microsoft Outlook 2013 STIG | 2014-01-06 |
Check Text ( C-48007r1_chk ) |
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Verify the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Outlook 2013 -> Outlook Options -> Mail Format -> Internet Formatting "Outlook Rich Text options" is "Enabled: Convert to Plain Text format". Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\15.0\outlook\options\mail Criteria: If the value Message RTF Format is REG_DWORD = 1, this is not a finding. |
Fix Text (F-46947r1_fix) |
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Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Outlook 2013 -> Outlook Options -> Mail Format -> Internet Formatting "Outlook Rich Text options" to "Enabled: Convert to Plain Text format". |