Supported authentication schemes must be configured.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-235761 | SRG-APP-000142 | EDGE-00-000048 | SV-235761r1043177_rule | 2025-05-15 | 2 |
| Description |
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| This setting specifies which HTTP authentication schemes are supported. The policy can be configured by using these values: "basic", "digest", "ntlm", and "negotiate". Separate multiple values with commas. If this policy is not configured, all four schemes are used. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| The policy value for "Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/HTTP authentication/Supported authentication schemes" must be set to "ntlm,negotiate". Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge If the value for "AuthSchemes" is not set to "REG_SZ = ntlm,negotiate", this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Set the policy value for "Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/HTTP authentication/Supported authentication schemes" to "ntlm,negotiate". |