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Add-ins to Office applications must be signed by a Trusted Publisher.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-40888 DTOO127 SV-53226r1_rule Medium
Description
Office 2013 applications do not check the digital signature on application add-ins before opening them. Disabling or not configuring this setting may allow an application to load a dangerous add-in. As a result, malicious code could become active on user computers or the network.
STIG Date
Microsoft Project 2013 STIG 2017-07-28

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-46153r1_fix)
Set the policy User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Project 2013 -> Project Options -> Security -> Trust Center -> "Require that application add-ins are signed by Trusted Publisher" to "Enabled".