Disallow Kerberos authentication
- Policy ID
- DisallowKerberos_1
- 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 Service
Description
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
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- AllowKerberosREG_DWORD