- 1 year ago
How to identify current transport, authentication, channel and message encryption type for a WinRM deployment?
To identify the current transport, authentication, channel, and message encryption types for a WinRM (Windows Remote Management) deployment, you can use the following methods:
Transport Type: The transport type used by WinRM can be identified by checking the configuration of the WinRM service. You can run the following command in a PowerShell session to retrieve the transport type:
powershellGet-Item WSMan:\localhost\Service | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Transport
This command will display the current transport type, such as
HTTP
orHTTPS
.Authentication Type: To determine the authentication type used by WinRM, run the following command in a PowerShell session:
powershellGet-Item WSMan:\localhost\Service\Auth | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Basic
This command will show whether Basic authentication is enabled or disabled. You can replace
Basic
with other authentication methods likeDigest
,Negotiate
, orKerberos
to check their respective status.Channel Encryption: To check the channel encryption settings for WinRM, run the following command in a PowerShell session:
powershellGet-Item WSMan:\localhost\Service | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Encryption
This command will display the channel encryption type, such as
Allowed
orRequired
. If it is set toRequired
, the WinRM communication is encrypted. If it is set toAllowed
, encryption is optional.Message Encryption: To verify if message encryption is enabled in WinRM, you can run the following command in a PowerShell session:
powershellGet-Item WSMan:\localhost\Service | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'UseEncryption'
This command will indicate whether message encryption is enabled (
True
) or disabled (False
).
By using these PowerShell commands, you can gather information about the current transport, authentication, channel encryption, and message encryption settings of your WinRM deployment.