Policy

Allow unencrypted traffic

This policy setting allows you to manage whether the Windows Remote Management (WinRM) service 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
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Windows Components / Windows Remote Management (WinRM) / WinRM Service
Policy ID f6385897e700
Internal name AllowUnencrypted_1

Registry

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

Policy notes

This policy setting allows you to manage whether the Windows Remote Management (WinRM) service 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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