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V-223345CAT II — Medium severitySV-223345r1043178_rule

The HTTP fallback for SIP connection in Lync must be disabled.

Rule version O365-LY-000002 · STIG v3 · 2026-02-12

Discussion

Prevents from HTTP being used for SIP connection in case TLS or TCP fail.

Check

Verify the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Skype for Business 2016 >> Microsoft Lync Feature Policies "Disable HTTP fallback for SIP connection" is set to "Enabled".

Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\office\16.0\lync

If the value disablehttpconnect is REG_DWORD = 1, this is not a finding.

Fix

Set the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Skype for Business 2016 >> Microsoft Lync Feature Policies "Disable HTTP fallback for SIP connection" to "Enabled".

Identifiers

Group ID
V-223345
Group title
SRG-APP-000219
Rule ID
SV-223345r1043178_rule
Check ID
C-25018r442254_chk
Fix ID
F-25006r442255_fix