Encryption algorithm configured in Security Profile on card insertion

Defines the encryption algorithm configured in the Microsoft Outlook security profile on smart card insertion.

If this setting is not configured or disabled, then 3DES is used.

Supported on: At least Windows Vista SP1
Encryption algorithm


  1. 3DES
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSOFTWARE\Policies\HID Global\ActivClient\CertificateRegistration\Outlook
    Value NameEncryptionAlgorithm
    Value TypeREG_SZ
    Value3DES
  2. AES (128-bit)
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSOFTWARE\Policies\HID Global\ActivClient\CertificateRegistration\Outlook
    Value NameEncryptionAlgorithm
    Value TypeREG_SZ
    ValueAES (128-bit)
  3. AES (192-bit)
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSOFTWARE\Policies\HID Global\ActivClient\CertificateRegistration\Outlook
    Value NameEncryptionAlgorithm
    Value TypeREG_SZ
    ValueAES (192-bit)
  4. AES (256-bit)
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSOFTWARE\Policies\HID Global\ActivClient\CertificateRegistration\Outlook
    Value NameEncryptionAlgorithm
    Value TypeREG_SZ
    ValueAES (256-bit)
  5. DES
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSOFTWARE\Policies\HID Global\ActivClient\CertificateRegistration\Outlook
    Value NameEncryptionAlgorithm
    Value TypeREG_SZ
    ValueDES
  6. RC2 (40-bit)
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSOFTWARE\Policies\HID Global\ActivClient\CertificateRegistration\Outlook
    Value NameEncryptionAlgorithm
    Value TypeREG_SZ
    ValueRC2 (40-bit)
  7. RC2 (64-bit)
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSOFTWARE\Policies\HID Global\ActivClient\CertificateRegistration\Outlook
    Value NameEncryptionAlgorithm
    Value TypeREG_SZ
    ValueRC2 (64-bit)
  8. RC2 (128-bit)
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSOFTWARE\Policies\HID Global\ActivClient\CertificateRegistration\Outlook
    Value NameEncryptionAlgorithm
    Value TypeREG_SZ
    ValueRC2 (128-bit)


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