TLS 1.2 enforcement for Microsoft Entra Connect

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  1. Update the registry
  2. Next steps

Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol version 1.2 is a cryptography protocol that is designed to provide secure communications. The TLS protocol aims primarily to provide privacy and data integrity. TLS has gone through many iterations, with version 1.2 being defined in RFC 5246. Microsoft Entra Connect version 1.2.65.0 and later now fully support using only TLS 1.2 for communications with Azure. This article provides information about how to force your Microsoft Entra Connect server to use only TLS 1.2.

 Important

Version 2.3.20.0 or later requires TLS 1.2. Ensure that you have TLS 1.2 enabled before updating to this version.

 Note

If TLS 1.2 is not enabled on your server you will need to enable this before you can deploy Microsoft Entra Connect V2.0.

Update the registry

In order to force the Microsoft Entra Connect server to only use TLS 1.2, the registry of the Windows server must be updated. Set the following registry keys on the Microsoft Entra Connect server.

 Important

After you have updated the registry, you must restart the Windows server for the changes to take effect.

Enable TLS 1.2

  • [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v4.0.30319]
    • "SystemDefaultTlsVersions"=dword:00000001
    • "SchUseStrongCrypto"=dword:0000001
  • [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v4.0.30319]
    • "SystemDefaultTlsVersions"=dword:00000001
    • "SchUseStrongCrypto"=dword:00000001
  • [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Server]
    • "Enabled"=dword:00000001
  • [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Server]
    • "DisabledByDefault"=dword:00000000
  • [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Client]
    • "Enabled"=dword:00000001
  • [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Client]
    • "DisabledByDefault"=dword:00000000

PowerShell script to check TLS 1.2

You can use the following PowerShell script to check the current TLS 1.2 settings on your Microsoft Entra Connect server.

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Function Get-ADSyncToolsTls12RegValue
{    [CmdletBinding()]    Param    (        # Registry Path        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true,                   Position=0)]        [string]        $RegPath,         # Registry Name        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true,                   Position=1)]        [string]        $RegName    )    $regItem = Get-ItemProperty -Path $RegPath -Name $RegName -ErrorAction Ignore    $output = "" | select Path,Name,Value    $output.Path = $RegPath    $output.Name = $RegName
    If ($regItem -eq $null)    {        $output.Value = "Not Found"    }    Else    {        $output.Value = $regItem.$RegName    }    $output
} 
$regSettings = @()
$regKey = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v4.0.30319'
$regSettings += Get-ADSyncToolsTls12RegValue $regKey 'SystemDefaultTlsVersions'
$regSettings += Get-ADSyncToolsTls12RegValue $regKey 'SchUseStrongCrypto'

$regKey = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v4.0.30319'
$regSettings += Get-ADSyncToolsTls12RegValue $regKey 'SystemDefaultTlsVersions'
$regSettings += Get-ADSyncToolsTls12RegValue $regKey 'SchUseStrongCrypto'

$regKey = 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Server'
$regSettings += Get-ADSyncToolsTls12RegValue $regKey 'Enabled'
$regSettings += Get-ADSyncToolsTls12RegValue $regKey 'DisabledByDefault'

$regKey = 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Client'
$regSettings += Get-ADSyncToolsTls12RegValue $regKey 'Enabled'
$regSettings += Get-ADSyncToolsTls12RegValue $regKey 'DisabledByDefault'

$regSettings

Example Output showing proper TLS1.2 configuration:

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PowerShell script to enable TLS 1.2

You can use the following PowerShell script to enforce TLS 1.2 on your Microsoft Entra Connect server.

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If (-Not (Test-Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v4.0.30319')) {    New-Item 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v4.0.30319' -Force | Out-Null
}
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v4.0.30319' -Name 'SystemDefaultTlsVersions' -Value '1' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v4.0.30319' -Name 'SchUseStrongCrypto' -Value '1' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Force | Out-Null

If (-Not (Test-Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v4.0.30319')) {    New-Item 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v4.0.30319' -Force | Out-Null
}
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v4.0.30319' -Name 'SystemDefaultTlsVersions' -Value '1' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v4.0.30319' -Name 'SchUseStrongCrypto' -Value '1' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Force | Out-Null

If (-Not (Test-Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Server')) {    New-Item 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Server' -Force | Out-Null
}
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Server' -Name 'Enabled' -Value '1' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Server' -Name 'DisabledByDefault' -Value '0' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Force | Out-Null

If (-Not (Test-Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Client')) {    New-Item 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Client' -Force | Out-Null
}
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Client' -Name 'Enabled' -Value '1' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Client' -Name 'DisabledByDefault' -Value '0' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Force | Out-Null

Write-Host 'TLS 1.2 has been enabled. You must restart the Windows Server for the changes to take affect.' -ForegroundColor Cyan

Disable TLS 1.2

  • [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v4.0.30319]
    • "SystemDefaultTlsVersions"=dword:00000000
    • "SchUseStrongCrypto"=dword:0000000
  • [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v4.0.30319]
    • "SystemDefaultTlsVersions"=dword:00000000
    • "SchUseStrongCrypto"=dword:00000000
  • [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Server]
    • "Enabled"=dword:00000000
  • [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Server]
    • "DisabledByDefault"=dword:00000001
  • [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Client]
    • "Enabled"=dword:00000000
  • [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Client]
    • "DisabledByDefault"=dword:00000001

PowerShell script to disable TLS 1.2 (not recommended)

You can use the following PowerShell script to disable TLS 1.2 on your Microsoft Entra Connect server.

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If (-Not (Test-Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v4.0.30319')) {    New-Item 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v4.0.30319' -Force | Out-Null
}
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v4.0.30319' -Name 'SystemDefaultTlsVersions' -Value '0' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v4.0.30319' -Name 'SchUseStrongCrypto' -Value '0' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Force | Out-Null

If (-Not (Test-Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v4.0.30319')) {    New-Item 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v4.0.30319' -Force | Out-Null
}
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v4.0.30319' -Name 'SystemDefaultTlsVersions' -Value '0' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v4.0.30319' -Name 'SchUseStrongCrypto' -Value '0' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Force | Out-Null

If (-Not (Test-Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Server')) {    New-Item 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Server' -Force | Out-Null
}
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Server' -Name 'Enabled' -Value '0' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Server' -Name 'DisabledByDefault' -Value '1' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Force | Out-Null

If (-Not (Test-Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Client')) {    New-Item 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Client' -Force | Out-Null
}
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Client' -Name 'Enabled' -Value '0' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Client' -Name 'DisabledByDefault' -Value '1' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Force | Out-Null

Write-Host 'TLS 1.2 has been disabled. You must restart the Windows Server for the changes to take affect.' -Fore