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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-71059 DTOO127 SV-85683r1_rule Medium
Description
Office 2016 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 Word 2016 STIG 2016-12-21

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-46488r1_fix)
Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Word 2016 -> Word Options -> Security -> Trust Center "Require that application add-ins are signed by Trusted Publisher" to "Enabled".