Configure RPC packet level privacy setting for incoming connections
Verified with Microsoft Security Baseline (MSS / SecGuide) 25H2 — updated on July 30, 2026
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
Path in the GPO console
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\MS Security Guide Description
This policy setting controls whether packet level privacy is enabled for RPC for incoming connections. By default packet level privacy is enabled for RPC for incoming connections. If you enable or do not configure this policy setting, packet level privacy is enabled for RPC for incoming connections.
Registry
HKLM
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print Value name: RpcAuthnLevelPrivacyEnabled
Enabled: RpcAuthnLevelPrivacyEnabled = 1
Disabled: RpcAuthnLevelPrivacyEnabled = 0
MDM / Intune (CSP)
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Printers/ConfigureRpcAuthnLevelPrivacyEnabled 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: Configure RPC packet level privacy setting for incoming connections
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print]
"RpcAuthnLevelPrivacyEnabled"=dword:00000001More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure RPC packet level privacy setting for incoming connections
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
$path = 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'RpcAuthnLevelPrivacyEnabled' -Value 1 -Type DWordIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Printers/ConfigureRpcAuthnLevelPrivacyEnabled
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure RPC packet level privacy setting for incoming connections
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print' -Name 'RpcAuthnLevelPrivacyEnabled' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure RPC packet level privacy setting for incoming connections
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
$path = 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'RpcAuthnLevelPrivacyEnabled' -Value 1 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure RPC packet level privacy setting for incoming connections
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
# 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: Configure RPC packet level privacy setting for incoming connections
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print' -Name 'RpcAuthnLevelPrivacyEnabled' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure RPC packet level privacy setting for incoming connections
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
$path = 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'RpcAuthnLevelPrivacyEnabled' -Value 1 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.