The Windows Remote Management (WinRM) client must not use Digest authentication.

STIG ID: WN10-CC-000360  |  SRG: SRG-OS-000125-GPOS-00065 |  Severity: medium |  CCI: CCI-000877 |  Vulnerability Id: V-220868 | 

Vulnerability Discussion

Digest authentication is not as strong as other options and may be subject to man-in-the-middle attacks.

Check

If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path: \SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WinRM\Client\

Value Name: AllowDigest

Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0

Fix

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Windows Remote Management (WinRM) >> WinRM Client >> "Disallow Digest authentication" to "Enabled".
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