Policy

Do not prompt for client certificate selection when no certificates or only one certificate exists.

This policy setting allows you to manage whether users are prompted to select a certificate when no certificate or only one certificate exists. If you enable this policy setting, Internet Explorer does not prompt users with a "Client Authentication" message when they connect to a Web site that has no certificate or only one certificate. If you disable this policy setting, Internet Explorer prompts users with a "Client Authentication" message when they connect to a Web site that has no certificate or only one certificate. If you do not configure this policy setting, Internet Explorer prompts users with a Client Authentication message when they connect to a Web site that has no certificate or only one certificate.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Windows Components / Internet Explorer / Internet Control Panel / Security Page / Internet Zone
Policy ID 0e22d66ddab4
Internal name IZ_PolicyNoPromptForOneOrNoClientCertificate_1

Registry

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HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\3\1A04
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\3\1A04

Policy notes

This policy setting allows you to manage whether users are prompted to select a certificate when no certificate or only one certificate exists. If you enable this policy setting, Internet Explorer does not prompt users with a "Client Authentication" message when they connect to a Web site that has no certificate or only one certificate. If you disable this policy setting, Internet Explorer prompts users with a "Client Authentication" message when they connect to a Web site that has no certificate or only one certificate. If you do not configure this policy setting, Internet Explorer prompts users with a Client Authentication message when they connect to a Web site that has no certificate or only one certificate.

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