Azure AD Connect: TLS 1.2 enforcement for Azure Active Directory Connect – Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Learn

Enable TLS1.2

Run the following with elevated PowerShell

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

Check TLS1.2

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
Last modified: 19 September 2022