Policy
Select digital signature hashing algorithm
Microsoft Office
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
This policy setting allows you to configure the hashing algorithm Office 2016 applications use to confirm digital signatures. If you enable this policy setting, you can specify any of the following SHA standard functions: - SHA1 - SHA256 - SHA384 - SHA512 If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the default value of SHA1 is used.
Internal name
L_SelectDigitalSignatureHashingAlgorithm
Policy ID
24b84866a660
Elements
1
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | L_SelectDigitalSignatureHashingAlgorithmDropID ID L_SelectDigitalSignatureHashingAlgorithmDropID | enum | Path software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\signatures Value name signaturehashalg Type REG_SZ | Options: SHA1 (sha1), SHA256 (sha256), SHA384 (sha384), SHA512 (sha512) |
L_SelectDigitalSignatureHashingAlgorithmDropID
Registry mapping
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\signatures
Value name
signaturehashalg
Type
REG_SZ
Details
Options: SHA1 (sha1), SHA256 (sha256), SHA384 (sha384), SHA512 (sha512)