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Published onOctober 1, 2019
published onOctober 1, 2019
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In a move that appears to be focused on security, Microsoft’s Outlook on the web will be increasing the number of blocked file extensions that can be accessed through the online email service.
Last week the company explained ina post on its Exchange Team Blog, that its BlockedFileType property will now be “adding several additional file extensions.”
For those interested, the following file extensions being added to the list are as follows:
“.py”, “.pyc”, “.pyo”, “.pyw”, “.pyz”, “.pyzw”
“.ps1”, “.ps1xml”, “.ps2”, “.ps2xml”, “.psc1”, “.psc2”, “.psd1”, “.psdm1”, “.cdxml”, “.pssc”
“.appref-ms”
“.wsb”
“.cer”, “.crt”, “.der”
“.jar”, “.jnlp”
“.appcontent-ms”, “.settingcontent-ms”, “.cnt”, “.hpj”, “.website”, “.webpnp”, “.mcf”, “.printerexport”, “.pl”, “.theme”, “.vbp”, “.xbap”, “.xll”, “.xnk”, “.msu”, “.diagcab”, “.grp”
Microsoft is assuring users that the newly blocked file extensions were rarely used by organizations and shouldn’t affect most of its user base. Going forward though, anyone who sends or received any of the above file extensions through attachments will relieve a notification that will not be able to download the attachment.
However, for any person or organization fearful of being accidentally blacklisted, Microsoft does offer a manual whitelist ability for file extensions to be added to AllowedFileType lists with the following script:
$policy = Get-OwaMailboxPolicy [policy name]$allowedFileTypes = $policy.AllowedFileTypes$allowedFileTypes.Add(“.foo”)Set-OwaMailboxPolicy $policy -AllowedFileTypes $allowedFileTypes
Users can also leverage the following shortcut, Set-OwaMailboxPolicy -Identity “” -AllowedFileTypes @{Add=”.foo”}
Lastly, for anyone looking to salvage their file extensions from Microsoft’s predetermined blacklist, users can apply the following script to bump the file extensions out of lock and key in the future.
$policy = Get-OwaMailboxPolicy [policy name]$blockedFileTypes = $policy.BlockedFileTypes$blockedFileTypes.Remove(“.foo”)Set-OwaMailboxPolicy $policy -BlockedFileTypes $blockedFileTypes
If, you’re still confused by the change or wondering why a certain file extension was added to the Outlook on the web’s blacklist, read the company’s individual explanations on their inclusionshere.
Kareem Anderson
Networking & Security Specialist
Kareem is a journalist from the bay area, now living in Florida. His passion for technology and content creation drives are unmatched, driving him to create well-researched articles and incredible YouTube videos.
He is always on the lookout for everything new about Microsoft, focusing on making easy-to-understand content and breaking down complex topics related to networking, Azure, cloud computing, and security.
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He is a journalist from the bay area, now living in Florida. He breaks down complex topics related to networking, Azure, cloud computing, and security
