Policy
Disallow Digest authentication
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista
This policy setting allows you to manage whether the Windows Remote Management (WinRM) client uses Digest authentication. If you enable this policy setting, the WinRM client does not use Digest authentication. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the WinRM client uses Digest authentication.
Internal name
DisallowDigest
Policy ID
1b9770c2c433
Elements
0
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WinRM\Client Value name AllowDigest | REG_DWORD | HKLM 0 | HKLM 1 |
Registry location
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WinRM\Client
Value name
AllowDigest
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
0
Disabled value
1
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.