Policy

Allow unencrypted traffic

This policy setting allows you to manage whether the Windows Remote Management (WinRM) client sends and receives unencrypted messages over the network. If you enable this policy setting, the WinRM client sends and receives unencrypted messages over the network. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the WinRM client sends or receives only encrypted messages over the network.

Policy
PackMicrosoft Windows
CategoryWindows Components / Windows Remote Management (WinRM) / WinRM Client
Policy ID9cedb156b7a8
Internal nameAllowUnencrypted_2

Registry

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HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WinRM\Client\AllowUnencryptedTraffic (enabled) = 1
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WinRM\Client\AllowUnencryptedTraffic (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

This policy setting allows you to manage whether the Windows Remote Management (WinRM) client sends and receives unencrypted messages over the network. If you enable this policy setting, the WinRM client sends and receives unencrypted messages over the network. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the WinRM client sends or receives only encrypted messages over the network.

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