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Read signed email as plain text must be enforced.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-17771 DTOO215 SV-53868r1_rule ECSC-1 Medium
Description
Outlook can display email messages and other items in three formats: plain text, Rich Text Format (RTF), and HTML. By default, Outlook displays digitally signed email messages in the format they were received in.
STIG Date
Microsoft Outlook 2013 STIG 2015-12-10

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-46773r1_fix)
Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Outlook 2013 -> Outlook Options -> Preferences -> E-mail Options "Read signed e-mail as plain text" to "Enabled".