Configure invalid hashing algorithm
- Policy ID
- L_SelectDigitalSignatureInvalidHashingAlgorithm
- 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
Description
This policy setting allows you to configure whether Office displays a digital signature as invalid when it contains specific hash algorithms.
If you enable this policy setting, you can specify the weakest hash algorithm that Office treats as invalid. If you enable this policy setting, you can specify any of the following algorithms:
- MD5
- SHA1
- SHA256
- SHA384
If you don’t configure this policy setting, Office won’t treat digital signatures as invalid because of the hashing algorithm.
For example, if you set MD5 as the invalid hashing algorithm Office treats MD5 signatures as invalid.
Options
Registry
UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
- invalidhashalgREG_SZ