Configure time stamping hashing algorithm

Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

Registry

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

Options

timestamphashalg enum
  • SHA1 -> sha1
  • SHA256 -> sha256
  • SHA384 -> sha384
  • SHA512 -> sha512

Description

This policy setting allows you to configure the time stamping hashing algorithm used by Office 2016 applications to validate a message or document. If you enable this policy setting, you can specify any of the following standard hashing algorithm (SHA) functions: - SHA1 - SHA256 - SHA384 - SHA512 If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, SHA1 will be used.