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DTOO215 - Outlook - Read signed email as plain text must be enforced.

Information

Outlook can display e-mail messages and other items in three formats: plain text, Rich Text Format (RTF), and HTML. By default, Outlook displays digitally signed e-mail messages in the format they were received in.

Solution

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Outlook 2010 -> Outlook Options -> Preferences -> E-mail Options 'Read signed e-mail as plain text' to 'Enabled'.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Outlook_2010_V1R14_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-33519r1_rule, STIG-ID|DTOO215, Vuln-ID|V-17771

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: fc64b96fbdb2ad3e18b0357b8290ffd319cf8c7f4d562c6e66f956049a6cebb9