Select digital signature hashing algorithm

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

Registry

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

Options

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

Description

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.