Disallow Kerberos authentication
- Policy ID
- DisallowKerberos_2
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Vista
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › Windows Remote Management (WinRM) › WinRM Client
Description
This policy setting allows you to manage whether the Windows Remote Management (WinRM) client uses Kerberos authentication directly.
If you enable this policy setting, the Windows Remote Management (WinRM) client does not use Kerberos authentication directly. Kerberos can still be used if the WinRM client is using the Negotiate authentication and Kerberos is selected.
If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the WinRM client uses the Kerberos authentication directly.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- AllowKerberosREG_DWORD