Supported authentication schemes must be configured.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-235761 | EDGE-00-000048 | SV-235761r1043177_rule | CCI-000382 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| 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. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Microsoft Edge Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-15 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-235761r1043177_chk)
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 Text (F-38943r626480_fix)
Set the policy value for "Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/HTTP authentication/Supported authentication schemes" to "ntlm,negotiate".