Policy
Check for the user's private key when the user sends an encrypted email that includes the user as a recipient
Microsoft Office
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
This policy setting controls whether Outlook checks for the user's private key when the user sends an encrypted email and the user is included as a recipient of the email. The user can be included as recipient either directly or as a member of a distribution list. If you enable this policy setting, Outlook checks for the user's private key. If you disable this policy setting, Outlook doesn't check for the user's private key. If you don't configure this policy setting, Outlook checks for the user's private key.
Internal name
L_AllowPrivateKeyCheck
Policy ID
11017dddf756
Elements
0
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | Path software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\security Value name allowprivatekeycheck | REG_DWORD | HKCU 1 | HKCU 0 |
Registry location
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\security
Value name
allowprivatekeycheck
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.