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Replies or forwards to signed/encrypted messages must be signed/encrypted.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

This policy setting controls whether replies and forwards to signed/encrypted mail should also be signed/encrypted. If you enable this policy setting, signing/encryption will be turned on when replying/forwarding a signed or encrypted message, even if the user is not configured for SMIME. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, signing/encryption is not enforced.

ID
SV-228475r508021_rule
Version
DTOO317
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Outlook 2016 -> Security -> Cryptography "Replies or forwards to signed/encrypted messages are signed/encrypted" to "Enabled".