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DTOO215 - Outlook - Read signed email as plain text.

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Information

Outlook 2007 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

The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 -> Tools \ Options -> Preferences -> E-mail Options 'Read signed e-mail as plain text' will be set to 'Enabled'.

See Also

http://iase.disa.mil/stigs/app_security/office_auto/u_microsoft_office2007_v4r9_stig_20121026.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6, CAT|II, Rule-ID|SV-18980r2_rule, STIG-ID|DTOO215, Vuln-ID|V-17771

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: f3ea4585c681063b927c808213a6fcf3c1cafb4d341796e0f4d263a8fe2648cd