Policy
Disallow Kerberos 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) service accepts Kerberos credentials over the network. If you enable this policy setting, the WinRM service does not accept Kerberos credentials over the network. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the WinRM service accepts Kerberos authentication from a remote client.
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\Service Value name AllowKerberos | REG_DWORD | HKLM 0 | HKLM 1 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.