Enable-WSManCredSSP
Enables Credential Security Support Provider (CredSSP) authentication on a computer.
Syntax
Enable-WSManCredSSP
[[-DelegateComputer] <String[]>]
[-Force]
[-Role] <String>
[<CommonParameters>]
Description
The Enable-WSManCredSSP
cmdlet enables CredSSP authentication on a client or on a server computer.
When CredSSP authentication is used, the user credentials are passed to a remote computer to be
authenticated. This type of authentication is designed for commands that create a remote session
from another remote session. For example, if you want to run a background job on a remote computer,
use this kind of authentication.
Enable-WSManCredSSP
can enable CredSSP on a Client or a Server. To enable CredSSP on a
client, specify Client in the Role parameter. Clients delegate explicit credentials to a
server when server authentication is achieved. To enable CredSSP on a server, specify Server in
the Role parameter. A server acts as a delegate for clients. For more details, see Role in
the Parameters section.
Caution
CredSSP authentication delegates the user credentials from the local computer to a remote computer. This practice increases the security risk of the remote operation. If the remote computer is compromised, when credentials are passed to it, the credentials can be used to control the network session.
Examples
Example 1: Delegate client credentials
This example allows the client credentials to be delegated to a computer by using the fully qualified domain name.
Enable-WSManCredSSP -Role "Client" -DelegateComputer "Server02.fabrikam.com"
cfg : http://schemas.microsoft.com/wbem/wsman/1/config/client/auth
lang : en-US
Basic : true
Digest : true
Kerberos : true
Negotiate : true
Certificate : true
CredSSP : true
Example 2: Delegate client credentials to all computers in a domain
This example allows the client credentials to be delegated to all the computers in the
fabrikam.com domain. The asterisk (*
) wildcard specifies all computers.
Note
Using wildcards with the DelegateComputer parameter can enable CredSSP on more computers than necessary.
Enable-WSManCredSSP -Role "Client" -DelegateComputer "*.fabrikam.com"
cfg : http://schemas.microsoft.com/wbem/wsman/1/config/client/auth
lang : en-US
Basic : true
Digest : true
Kerberos : true
Negotiate : true
Certificate : true
CredSSP : true
Example 3: Delegate client credentials to multiple computers
This example allows the client credentials to be delegated to multiple computers.
$servers = "server02.fabrikam.com", "server03.fabrikam.com", "server04.fabrikam.com"
Enable-WSManCredSSP -Role "Client" -DelegateComputer $servers
cfg : http://schemas.microsoft.com/wbem/wsman/1/config/client/auth
lang : en-US
Basic : true
Digest : true
Kerberos : true
Negotiate : true
Certificate : true
CredSSP : true
The $servers
variable contains a list of server names. Enable-WSManCredSSP
uses the Role
parameter to specify the Client role. The DelegateComputer gets the computer names from the
$servers
variable.
Example 4: Allow a computer to act as a delegate
This example allows a computer to act as a delegate for another. The Enable-WSManCredSSP
cmdlet,
shown in the earlier examples, only enables CredSSP authentication on the client, and specifies the
remote computers that can act on its behalf. In order for the remote computer to act as a delegate
for the client, the CredSSP item in the Service node of WSMan must be set to true. This example
sets the CredSSP item in the Service node of WSMan to true.
Enable-WSManCredSSP -Role "Server"
Example 5: Allow a computer to act as a delegate by using Set-Item
This example allows a computer to act as a delegate for another computer. The Enable-WSManCredSSP
commands, shown in the earlier examples, enable CredSSP authentication only on the client computer,
and they specify the remote computers that can act on behalf of the client computer. For the remote
computer to act as a delegate for the client computer, the CredSSP item in the Service directory of
the WSMan provider must be set to true.
Connect-WSMan -ComputerName "server02"
Set-Item -Path "WSMan:\server02\service\auth\credSSP" -Value $True
Connect-WSMan
creates a connection to the remote computer, server02. Set-Item
uses the Path
parameter to specify the WSMan provider's location. The Value parameter sets the Service
setting to true.
Parameters
-DelegateComputer
Specifies servers to which client credentials are delegated. The best practice is to use fully qualified domain names.
Wildcards are accepted, but can enable CredSSP on more computers than necessary.
If the Role parameter is Client, you must specify this parameter. If Role is Server, don't specify this parameter.
Type: | String[] |
Position: | 1 |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | True |
-Force
Forces the command to run without asking for user confirmation.
Type: | SwitchParameter |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | False |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Role
Specifies whether to enable CredSSP as a client or as a server. The acceptable values for this parameter are: Client and Server.
If you specify Client, the following actions are performed. These settings allow the client to delegate explicit credentials to a server when server authentication is achieved.
- Enables CredSSP on the client.
- Sets the WS-Management setting
\<localhost|computername\>\Client\Auth\CredSSP
to true. - Sets the Windows CredSSP policy AllowFreshCredentials to WSMan/Delegate on the client.
If you specify Server, the following actions are performed. This policy setting allows the server to act as a delegate for clients.
- Enables CredSSP on the server.
- Sets the WS-Management setting
\<localhost|computername\>\Service\Auth\CredSSP
to true.
Type: | String |
Accepted values: | Client, Server |
Position: | 0 |
Default value: | None |
Required: | True |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Inputs
None
You can't pipe objects to this cmdlet.
Outputs
If CredSSP authentication is successfully enabled, this cmdlet returns an XMLElement object.
Notes
To disable CredSSP authentication, use the Disable-WSManCredSSP
cmdlet.
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