Requested XAdES level for signature generation: registry value xadeslevelUserHKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\signatures

Policy ID: L_RequestedXAdESLevelForSignatureGeneration
Scope: User Configuration
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
Source: Microsoft 365 Apps / Office Administrative Templates (version 5568.1000)
Category: Microsoft Office 2016 › Security Settings › Digital Signatures

Registry

xadeslevel

REG_DWORDUser

HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\signatures Current key

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: -

Options
Item	Stored value
No XAdES	0
XAdES-BES	1
XAdES-T	2
XAdES-C	3
XAdES-X	4
XAdES-X-L	5

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\signatures]

; Options (use only one)
; No XAdES
"xadeslevel"=dword:00000000
; XAdES-BES
"xadeslevel"=dword:00000001
; XAdES-T
"xadeslevel"=dword:00000002
; XAdES-C
"xadeslevel"=dword:00000003
; XAdES-X
"xadeslevel"=dword:00000004
; XAdES-X-L
"xadeslevel"=dword:00000005

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: No XAdES
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\signatures" /v "xadeslevel" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
:: XAdES-BES
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\signatures" /v "xadeslevel" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
:: XAdES-T
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\signatures" /v "xadeslevel" /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f
:: XAdES-C
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\signatures" /v "xadeslevel" /t REG_DWORD /d 3 /f
:: XAdES-X
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\signatures" /v "xadeslevel" /t REG_DWORD /d 4 /f
:: XAdES-X-L
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\signatures" /v "xadeslevel" /t REG_DWORD /d 5 /f

PowerShell

# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\signatures' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# No XAdES
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\signatures' -Name 'xadeslevel' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null
# XAdES-BES
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\signatures' -Name 'xadeslevel' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
# XAdES-T
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\signatures' -Name 'xadeslevel' -PropertyType DWord -Value 2 -Force | Out-Null
# XAdES-C
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\signatures' -Name 'xadeslevel' -PropertyType DWord -Value 3 -Force | Out-Null
# XAdES-X
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\signatures' -Name 'xadeslevel' -PropertyType DWord -Value 4 -Force | Out-Null
# XAdES-X-L
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\signatures' -Name 'xadeslevel' -PropertyType DWord -Value 5 -Force | Out-Null