Network › Lanman Server
Set authentication rate limiter delay (milliseconds)
Supported on SUPPORTED_Windows_Server_2025_Windows_11_0_24H2
What it does
This policy controls whether the SMB server will use a default value in milliseconds for the invalid authentication delay. If you configure this policy setting, the authentication rate limiter will use the specified value for delaying invalid authentication attempts. If you do not configure this policy setting, the authentication rate limiter will use the default value or the value from local registry under HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters.
What it writes
- Hive
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- Registry key
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\LanmanServer
In Intune
Native Intune setting: Yes — Policy CSP
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/LanmanServer/AuthRateLimiterDelayInMsLanmanServer on Microsoft LearnNot yet in a released Windows build when Microsoft published these DDF files; Learn shows the release it shipped in.
From Microsoft's Policy CSP DDF files (DDF v2 Files, February 2026), read 18 Oct 2026.
Security baselines
Microsoft's Windows 11 v26H2 Security Baseline v2 sets this to Enabled, in its GPO “MSFT Windows 11 26H2 - Computer”.
- Value (milliseconds)
- Set to 2000.
Read from the registry.pol files in the baselines' GPO backups, downloaded from Microsoft's Security Compliance Toolkit. All baselines
Options
| Option | Type | Registry value | Allowed values |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value (milliseconds)RequiredDefault: 0 | Number | InvalidAuthenticationDelayTimeInMs |
0 to 10000 |
Configure and deploy
Choose a state and the option values; the output below is generated from the template for exactly that.
Enabled · Computer · template defaults
Registry file (.reg)
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\LanmanServer]
"InvalidAuthenticationDelayTimeInMs"=dword:00000000
PowerShell
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
function Set-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $PropertyType,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Value
)
if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
New-Item -Path $Path -Force | Out-Null
}
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -PropertyType $PropertyType -Value $Value -Force | Out-Null
}
function Remove-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
)
if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path) {
Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}
}
function Clear-RegistryKeyValues {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path
)
if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
return
}
foreach ($propertyName in (Get-Item -LiteralPath $Path).Property) {
Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $propertyName -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}
}
# Policy: Set authentication rate limiter delay (milliseconds)
# Name: Pol_AuthRateLimiterDelayInMs
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: LanmanServer.admx
Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\LanmanServer' -Name 'InvalidAuthenticationDelayTimeInMs' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 0
These deployment candidates come from the ADMX template; they are separate from the native CSP mapping above.
- The OMA-URI is an inferred ADMX-backed Policy CSP candidate derived from the source ADMX file name and policy name.
- Some Microsoft policies use built-in Policy CSP pages whose area names don't match the ADMX file name, so verify the candidate against Microsoft Learn before deployment.
ADMX profile candidate (OMA-URI)
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_LanmanServer/Pol_AuthRateLimiterDelayInMsADMX SyncML candidate
<SyncML xmlns="SYNCML:SYNCML1.2">
<SyncBody>
<Replace>
<CmdID>1</CmdID>
<Item>
<Meta>
<Format>chr</Format>
<Type>text/plain</Type>
</Meta>
<Target>
<LocURI>./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_LanmanServer/Pol_AuthRateLimiterDelayInMs</LocURI>
</Target>
<Data><enabled/>
<data id="DecimalTextBox_AuthRateLimiterDelayInMs" value="0"/></Data>
</Item>
</Replace>
<Final/>
</SyncBody>
</SyncML>Intune remediation scripts
Detection
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
$reasons = [System.Collections.Generic.List[string]]::new()
function Test-RegistryValueExists {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
)
if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
return $false
}
return $null -ne (Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
}
function Test-RegistryValueEquals {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Kind,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Expected
)
if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
return $false
}
$valueObject = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
if ($null -eq $valueObject) {
return $false
}
$actual = $valueObject.$Name
switch ($Kind) {
'String' { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
'ExpandString' { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
'DWord' { return [uint32]$actual -eq [uint32]$Expected }
'QWord' { return [uint64]$actual -eq [uint64]$Expected }
'MultiString' {
$actualArray = @($actual)
$expectedArray = @($Expected)
if ($actualArray.Count -ne $expectedArray.Count) { return $false }
for ($index = 0; $index -lt $actualArray.Count; $index++) {
if ([string]$actualArray[$index] -cne [string]$expectedArray[$index]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
'Binary' {
$actualArray = [byte[]]$actual
$expectedArray = [byte[]]$Expected
if ($actualArray.Length -ne $expectedArray.Length) { return $false }
for ($index = 0; $index -lt $actualArray.Length; $index++) {
if ($actualArray[$index] -ne $expectedArray[$index]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
default { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
}
}
# Policy: Set authentication rate limiter delay (milliseconds)
# Name: Pol_AuthRateLimiterDelayInMs
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: LanmanServer.admx
$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\LanmanServer' -Name 'InvalidAuthenticationDelayTimeInMs' -Kind 'DWord' -Expected 0
if (-not $isMatch) {
$reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\LanmanServer\InvalidAuthenticationDelayTimeInMs') | Out-Null
}
if ($reasons.Count -eq 0) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
$reasons | ForEach-Object { Write-Output $_ }
exit 1
Remediation
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
function Set-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $PropertyType,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Value
)
if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
New-Item -Path $Path -Force | Out-Null
}
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -PropertyType $PropertyType -Value $Value -Force | Out-Null
}
function Remove-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
)
if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path) {
Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}
}
function Clear-RegistryKeyValues {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path
)
if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
return
}
foreach ($propertyName in (Get-Item -LiteralPath $Path).Property) {
Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $propertyName -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}
}
# Policy: Set authentication rate limiter delay (milliseconds)
# Name: Pol_AuthRateLimiterDelayInMs
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: LanmanServer.admx
Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\LanmanServer' -Name 'InvalidAuthenticationDelayTimeInMs' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 0
History 5 retained releases
- 25H2 · 1.029 Sep 2025
- Translations changed; choose a language above to compare its wording.
- 24H2 · 1.030 Sep 2024
- Added in this release.
Template
- Internal name
Pol_AuthRateLimiterDelayInMs- Namespace
Microsoft.Policies.LanmanServer- Template file
LanmanServer.admx- Release
- Windows 11 25H2 · 1.0 · file set
de4e49983ebd651f…
Definition, editor controls and support
Definition
<policy class="Machine" displayName="$(string.Pol_AuthRateLimiterDelayInMs_Name)" explainText="$(string.Pol_AuthRateLimiterDelayInMs_Help)" key="Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\LanmanServer" name="Pol_AuthRateLimiterDelayInMs" presentation="$(presentation.Pol_AuthRateLimiterDelayInMs)" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
<parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.LanmanServer:Cat_LanmanServer" />
<supportedOn ref="Microsoft.Policies.LanmanServer:SUPPORTED_Windows_Server_2025_Windows_11_0_24H2" />
<elements>
<decimal id="DecimalTextBox_AuthRateLimiterDelayInMs" maxValue="10000" minValue="0" required="true" valueName="InvalidAuthenticationDelayTimeInMs" />
</elements>
</policy>Editor controls
<presentation id="Pol_AuthRateLimiterDelayInMs" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
<decimalTextBox defaultValue="0" refId="DecimalTextBox_AuthRateLimiterDelayInMs" spinStep="1">Value (milliseconds): </decimalTextBox>
</presentation>Supported platforms and category
Microsoft.Policies.LanmanServer:category:Cat_LanmanServer
<category displayName="$(string.Cat_LanmanServer)" name="Cat_LanmanServer" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
<parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:Network" />
</category>
Microsoft.Policies.LanmanServer:unresolved:Microsoft.Policies.LanmanServer:SUPPORTED_Windows_Server_2025_Windows_11_0_24H2
<unresolved reference="Microsoft.Policies.LanmanServer:SUPPORTED_Windows_Server_2025_Windows_11_0_24H2" />
Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:Network
<category displayName="$(string.Network)" explainText="$(string.Network_Help)" name="Network" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Microsoft.Policies.LanmanServer:category:Cat_LanmanServer
<category displayName="$(string.Cat_LanmanServer)" name="Cat_LanmanServer" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
<parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:Network" />
</category>
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.LanmanServer:Cat_LanmanServer">Lanman Server</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:Network
<category displayName="$(string.Network)" explainText="$(string.Network_Help)" name="Network" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:Network">Network</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:Network_Help">Allows configuration of components of the operating system used by a client computer to connect to a network. This includes DNS settings and Offline Files.</string></strings>