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Require strict KDC validation

This policy setting controls the Kerberos client's behavior in validating the KDC certificate for smart card and system certificate logon. If you enable this policy setting, the Kerberos client requires that the KDC's X.509 certificate contains the KDC key purpose object identifier in the Extended Key Usage (EKU) extensions, and that the KDC's X.509 certificate contains a dNSName subjectAltName (SAN) extension that matches the DNS name of the domain. If the computer is joined to a domain, the Kerberos client requires that the KDC's X.509 certificate must be signed by a Certificate Authority (CA) in the NTAuth store. If the computer is not joined to a domain, the Kerberos client allows the root CA certificate on the smart card to be used in the path validation of the KDC's X.509 certificate. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the Kerberos client requires only that the KDC certificate contain the Server Authentication purpose object identifier in the EKU extensions which can be issued to any server.

Policy Details

Policy Name
ValidateKDC
Registry Key
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\Kerberos\Parameters
Value Name
KdcValidation
Supported On
At least Windows Vista
OMA-URI (CSP)
Kerberos/RequireStrictKDCValidation
OS Build Version:10.0.15063
CSP Version:5.0
Conflict Resolution:LastWrite
Allowed Editions:
EnterpriseEnterprise NProfessionalProfessional NEnterprise EvaluationEnterprise N EvaluationEducationEducation NEnterprise SEnterprise S NEnterprise S EvaluationEnterprise S N EvaluationPro Single LanguagePro ChinaPro WorkstationPro Workstation NPro For EducationPro For Education NEnterprisegEnterprisegnServerrdshIotenterpriseIotenterprisesCloudeditionnCloudeditionIotenterpriseskIotenterpriseseval
Policy State Values
Enabled: 2
Disabled: 0
Available Languages
en-us