WN11-CC-000360 - The Windows Remote Management (WinRM) client must not use Digest authentication.

Information

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

Solution

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

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_11_V2R7_STIG.zip