Restrict delegation of credentials to remote servers
Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 30, 2026
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1
Path in the GPO console
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Credentials Delegation Description
When running in Restricted Admin or Remote Credential Guard mode, participating apps do not expose signed in or supplied credentials to a remote host. Restricted Admin limits access to resources located on other servers or networks from the remote host because credentials are not delegated. Remote Credential Guard does not limit access to resources because it redirects all requests back to the client device. Participating apps: Remote Desktop Client If you enable this policy setting, the following options are supported: Restrict credential delegation: Participating applications must use Restricted Admin or Remote Credential Guard to connect to remote hosts. Require Remote Credential Guard: Participating applications must use Remote Credential Guard to connect to remote hosts. Require Restricted Admin: Participating applications must use Restricted Admin to connect to remote hosts. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Restricted Admin and Remote Credential Guard mode are not enforced and participating apps can delegate credentials to remote devices. Note: To disable most credential delegation, it may be sufficient to deny delegation in Credential Security Support Provider (CredSSP) by modifying Administrative template settings (located at Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Credentials Delegation). Note: On Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2, enabling this policy will enforce Restricted Administration mode, regardless of the mode chosen. These versions do not support Remote Credential Guard.
Registry
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CredentialsDelegation Value name: RestrictedRemoteAdministration
Enabled: RestrictedRemoteAdministration = 1
Disabled: RestrictedRemoteAdministration = 0
MDM / Intune (CSP)
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_CredSsp/RestrictedRemoteAdministration Microsoft Learn documentation Mapping data: Microsoft Learn (CC BY 4.0)
Export Builder
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These exports write the registry — this is not a managed GPO. ⓘ
.reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Restrict delegation of credentials to remote servers
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CredentialsDelegation]
"RestrictedRemoteAdministration"=dword:00000001
"RestrictedRemoteAdministrationType"=dword:00000003More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Restrict delegation of credentials to remote servers
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CredentialsDelegation'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'RestrictedRemoteAdministration' -Value 1 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'RestrictedRemoteAdministrationType' -Value 3 -Type DWordIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_CredSsp/RestrictedRemoteAdministration
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>
<data id="RestrictedRemoteAdministrationDrop" value="3"/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Restrict delegation of credentials to remote servers
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CredentialsDelegation' -Name 'RestrictedRemoteAdministration' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CredentialsDelegation' -Name 'RestrictedRemoteAdministrationType' -Expected 3 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Restrict delegation of credentials to remote servers
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CredentialsDelegation'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'RestrictedRemoteAdministration' -Value 1 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'RestrictedRemoteAdministrationType' -Value 3 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Restrict delegation of credentials to remote servers
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1
# SCCM Configuration Item guidance:
# Create a Configuration Item of type "Setting: Script".
# Discovery script: use the Detection script below.
# Remediation script: use the Remediation script below.
# Compliance rule: the Discovery script output equals 'Compliant'.
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Restrict delegation of credentials to remote servers
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CredentialsDelegation' -Name 'RestrictedRemoteAdministration' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CredentialsDelegation' -Name 'RestrictedRemoteAdministrationType' -Expected 3 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Restrict delegation of credentials to remote servers
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CredentialsDelegation'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'RestrictedRemoteAdministration' -Value 1 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'RestrictedRemoteAdministrationType' -Value 3 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.