Automatic sending s/Mime receipt requests must be disallowed.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-228456	DTOO266	SV-228456r508021_rule		Medium

Description
This policy setting controls how Outlook handles S/MIME receipt requests. If you enable this policy setting, you can choose from four options for handling S/MIME receipt requests in Outlook:- Open message if receipt can't be sent- Don't open message if receipt can't be sent- Always prompt before sending receipt- Never send S/MIME receipts. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, when users open messages with attached receipt requests, Outlook prompts them to decide whether to send a receipt to the sender with information about the identity of the user who opened the message and the time it was opened. If Outlook cannot send the receipt, the user is still allowed to open the message.

Description

This policy setting controls how Outlook handles S/MIME receipt requests. If you enable this policy setting, you can choose from four options for handling S/MIME receipt requests in Outlook:- Open message if receipt can't be sent- Don't open message if receipt can't be sent- Always prompt before sending receipt- Never send S/MIME receipts. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, when users open messages with attached receipt requests, Outlook prompts them to decide whether to send a receipt to the sender with information about the identity of the user who opened the message and the time it was opened. If Outlook cannot send the receipt, the user is still allowed to open the message.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Outlook 2016 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-09-25

Details

Check Text ( C-30689r497690_chk )
Verify the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Outlook 2016 -> Security -> Cryptography "S/MIME receipt requests behavior" is set to "Enabled (Never send S\MIME receipts)". Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\16.0\outlook\security Criteria: If the value RespondToReceiptRequests is REG_DWORD = 2, this is not a finding.

Check Text ( C-30689r497690_chk )

Verify the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Outlook 2016 -> Security -> Cryptography "S/MIME receipt requests behavior" is set to "Enabled (Never send S\MIME receipts)".

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

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\16.0\outlook\security

Criteria: If the value RespondToReceiptRequests is REG_DWORD = 2, this is not a finding.

Fix Text (F-30674r497691_fix)
Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Outlook 2016 -> Security -> Cryptography "S/MIME receipt requests behavior" to "Enabled (Never send S\MIME receipts)".