functions/Enable-SccAuthentication.ps1
function Enable-SccAuthentication { <# .SYNOPSIS Enables using modern authentication to connect to Security & Compliance Center. .DESCRIPTION Enables using modern authentication to connect to Security & Compliance Center. In some environments, policies exist that prevent the use of basic authentication for PowerShell CLIENTS. Connect-SCC does NOT use basic authentication, but WinRM cannot tell the difference between basic authentication and modern authentication. This command overrides the policy, but requires elevation ("Run as Administrator") to perform the override. .PARAMETER EnableException This parameters disables user-friendly warnings and enables the throwing of exceptions. This is less user friendly, but allows catching exceptions in calling scripts. .PARAMETER Confirm If this switch is enabled, you will be prompted for confirmation before executing any operations that change state. .PARAMETER WhatIf If this switch is enabled, no actions are performed but informational messages will be displayed that explain what would happen if the command were to run. .EXAMPLE PS C:\> Enable-SccAuthentication Enables using modern authentication to connect to Security & Compliance Center. #> [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess = $true)] param ( [switch] $EnableException ) process { $settings = Get-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WinRM\Client\' -ErrorAction Ignore if (-not $settings) { return } if ($settings.PSObject.Properties.Name -notcontains 'AllowBasic') { return } if ($settings.AllowBasic -ne 0) { return } if (-not (Test-PSFPowerShell -Elevated)) { Stop-PSFFunction -String 'Enable-SccAuthentication.NotElevated' -EnableException $EnableException -Category SecurityError return } Invoke-PSFProtectedCommand -ActionString 'Enable-SccAuthentication.Enabling' -Target $env:COMPUTERNAME -ScriptBlock { Set-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WinRM\Client\' -Name AllowBasic -Value 1 -ErrorAction Stop } -EnableException $EnableException -PSCmdlet $PSCmdlet } } |