2.18 Set 'Suppress external signature services menu item' to 'Enabled'

Information

This policy setting controls whether Outlook displays the 'Add Signature Services' menu
item. If you enable this policy setting, Outlook does not display the 'Add Signature
Services' menu item on the Signature Line drop-down menu. If you disable or do not
configure this policy setting, users can select 'Add Signature Services' (from the Signature
Line drop-down menu on the Insert tab of the Ribbon in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word) to
see a list of signature service providers on Office.com. The recommended state for this
setting is- Enabled.

*Rationale*

By default, users can select Add Signature Services (from the Signature Line drop-down
menu on the Insert tab of the Ribbon in Excel 2010, PowerPoint 2010, and Word 2010) to
see a list of signature service providers on the Microsoft Office Web site. If your
organization has policies that govern the use of external resources such as signature
providers or Office Marketplace, allowing users to access the Add Signature Services menu
item might enable them to violate those policies.

Solution

To implement the recommended configuration state, set the following Group Policy setting
to Enabled.

User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Microsoft Office 2010\Signing\Suppress
external signature services menu item

Impact-Enabling this setting prevents users from adding a signature service from Microsoft
Office.com, but should not otherwise cause significant usability issues for most users.3 Identity and Authentication

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/530

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b.

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 70d9c8a8a7f95cde1c5eda02b14e2e8f2cd108761c0bcb90ec7242a50e3118c8