Policy
Block processing of S/MIME encrypted messages by certain connected experiences
Microsoft Office
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
This policy controls whether certain connected experiences that analyze your content can process email messages with S/MIME encryption. If you enable this policy setting, certain connected experiences that analyze your content can’t process email messages with S/MIME encryption. This means connected experiences such as the following won’t be available: - Spelling and grammar check (Editor) - Suggested replies - Automatically apply or recommend sensitivity labels - Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention policy tips For more information about which connected experiences are affected, see https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=2268773. If you disable or don’t configure this policy setting, all connected experiences that analyze your content can process email messages with S/MIME encryption. Note: This policy setting only applies to Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise.
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\common\privacy Value name smimedisabledataupload | REG_DWORD | HKCU 2 | HKCU 1 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.