DTOO214 - Read EMail as plain text must be enforced.

Information

Outlook can display email messages and other items in three formats: plain text, Rich Text Format (RTF), and HTML. By default, Outlook displays email messages in whatever format they were received in.

Solution

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Outlook 2013 -> Outlook Options -> Preferences -> E-mail Options 'Read e-mail as plain text' to 'Enabled'.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Outlook_2013_V1R14_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-242674r961863_rule, STIG-ID|DTOO214, STIG-Legacy|SV-53867, STIG-Legacy|V-17770, Vuln-ID|V-242674

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 3f1561943709b531457ce0036d58f43fca785c4efcc8b3c68a13c4809221b7ac