PowerShell remoting security

Requirements, exceptions and scope

• GuidanceRecommendation1 condition1 passage

  PowerShell Remoting is the recommended way to manage Windows systems. PowerShell Remoting is enabled by default in Windows Server 2012 R2 and higher. This document…

• PowerShell Remoting default settingsException2 conditions2 passages
• Encryption and transport protocolsException1 condition1 passage
• Initial authenticationRequirement2 conditions1 passage
• Using SSL certificates to validate server identity during NTLM-based connectionsException2 conditions1 passage
• Ignoring NTLM-based server identity errorsRecommendation1 condition1 passage

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1. 24 Mar 2025
   Exception added Using SSL certificates to validate server identity during NTLM-based connectionsMicrosoft's source, commit e7efecd
2. 24 Mar 2025
   No longer on the page Using SSL certificates to validate server identity during NTLM-based connectionsMicrosoft's source, commit e7efecd
3. 24 Mar 2025
   No longer on the page Ignoring NTLM-based server identity errorsMicrosoft's source, commit e7efecd
4. 24 Mar 2025
   Recommendation added Ignoring NTLM-based server identity errorsMicrosoft's source, commit e7efecd