Disable CNAME lookup when negotiating Kerberos authentication
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Category
Microsoft Edge > HTTP authentication
Supported on
Microsoft Edge version 77, Windows 7 or later

Supported OS tags: Windows7

Determines whether the generated Kerberos SPN is based on the canonical DNS name (CNAME) or on the original name entered. If you enable this policy, CNAME lookup is skipped and the server name (as entered) is used. If you disable this policy or don't configure it, the canonical name of the server is used. This is determined through CNAME lookup.

Internal name
DisableAuthNegotiateCnameLookup
Policy ID
6b34639f5767
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
Value name
DisableAuthNegotiateCnameLookup
REG_DWORD
HKLM
1
HKCU
1
HKLM
0
HKCU
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · Both
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
Value name
DisableAuthNegotiateCnameLookup
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

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