August 17, 2018

Nika amandla noma Khubaza i-Credential Guard ku Windows 10

Enable or Disable Credential Guard in Windows 10: Windows Credential Guard uses virtualization-based security to isolate secrets so that only privileged system software can access them. Unauthorized access to these secrets can lead to credential theft attacks, such as Pass-the-Hash or Pass-The-Ticket. Windows Credential Guard prevents these attacks by protecting NTLM password hashes, Kerberos Ticket Granting Tickets, and credentials stored by applications as domain credentials.

Nika amandla noma Khubaza i-Credential Guard ku Windows 10

By enabling Windows Credential Guard the following features and solutions are provided:

Ukuphepha kwezingxenyekazi zekhompyutha
Ukuphepha okususelwa ku-Virtualization
Better protection against advanced persistent threats

Now you know the importance of the Credential Guard, you should definitely enable this for your system. So without wasting any time let’s see How to Enable or Disable Credential Guard in Windows 10 with the help of the below-listed tutorial.

Nika amandla noma Khubaza i-Credential Guard ku Windows 10

Qiniseka ukuthi udala iphoyinti lokubuyisela uma nje kukhona okungahambanga kahle.

Method 1: Enable or Disable Credential Guard in Windows 10 using Group Policy Editor

Qaphela: This method only works if you have Windows Pro, Education, or Enterprise Edtion. For Windows Home version users skip this method and follow the next one.

1.Cindezela i-Windows Key + R bese uthayipha regedit bese ushaya u-Enter ukuvula Umhleli Wenqubomgomo Yeqembu.

Qalisa umyalo regedit

2. Zulazulela endleleni elandelayo:

Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Device Guard

3.Qinisekisa ukuthi uyakhetha Ukulinda Idivayisi than in right window pane double-click on “Turn On Virtualization Based Security” inqubomgomo.

Double-click on Turn On Virtualization Based Security Policy

4.In the Properties window of the above policy make sure to select Inikwe amandla.

Set Turn On Virtualization Based Security to Enabled

5.Now from the “Select Platform Security Level” drop-down select Secure Boot or Secure Boot and DMA Ukuvikelwa.

From Select Platform Security Level drop-down select Secure Boot or Secure Boot and DMA Protection

6.Next, from “Credential Guard Configuration” drop-down select Enabled with UEFI lock. If you want to turn off Credential Guard remotely, choose Enabled without lock instead of Enabled with UEFI lock.

7.Once finished, click Apply followed by OK.

8.Qalisa kabusha i-PC yakho ukuze ulondoloze izinguquko.

Method 2: Enable or Disable Credential Guard in Windows 10 using Registry Editor

Credential Guard uses virtualization-based security features which have to be enabled first from Windows feature before you can enable or disable Credential Guard in Registry Editor. Make sure to only use one of the below-listed methods to enable virtualization-based security features.

Add the virtualization-based security features by using Programs and Features

1.Cindezela i-Windows Key + R bese uthayipha appwiz.cpl bese ushaya u-Enter ukuvula Program and Features.

thayipha i-appwiz.cpl bese ushaya u-Enter ukuze uvule Izinhlelo nezici

2.From the left-hand window click on “Vula noma uvale Izici zeWindows".

vula noma vala izici zewindi

3.Find and expand I-Hyper-V then similarly expand Hyper-V Platform.

4.Under Hyper-V Platform uphawu "Hyper-V Hypervisor".

Under Hyper-V Platform checkmark Hyper-V Hypervisor

5.Now scroll down and checkmark “Isolated User Mode” bese uchofoza OK.

Add the virtualization-based security features to an offline image by using DISM

1.Cindezela i-Windows Key + X bese ukhetha I-Command Prompt (Admin).

umyalo ohambisana namalungelo omlawuli

2.Type the following command into cmd to add the Hyper-V Hypervisor and hit Enter:

dism /image:<WIM file name> /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:Microsoft-Hyper-V-Hypervisor /all
OR
dism /Online /Enable-Feature:Microsoft-Hyper-V /All

Add the virtualization-based security features to an offline image by using DISM

3.Add the Isolated User Mode feature by running the following command:

dism /image:<WIM file name> /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:IsolatedUserMode
OR
dism /Online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:IsolatedUserMode

Add the Isolated User Mode feature

4.Once finished, you can close the command prompt.

Nika amandla noma Khubaza i-Credential Guard ku Windows 10

1.Cindezela i-Windows Key + R bese uthayipha regedit bese ushaya u-Enter ukuvula Isihleli Sokubhaliswa.

Qalisa umyalo regedit

2.Zulazulela kukhiye wokubhalisa olandelayo:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetControlDeviceGuard

3.Chofoza kwesokudla I-DeviceGuard bese ukhetha Okusha > Inani le-DWORD (32-bit)

Right-click on DeviceGuard then select New DWORD (32-bit) Value

4.Qamba le DWORD esanda kwakhiwa njenge Nika amandla iVirtualizationBasedSecurity bese ushaya u-Enter.

Name this newly created DWORD as EnableVirtualizationBasedSecurity and hit Enter

5.Double-click on EnableVirtualizationBasedSecurity DWORD then change its value to:

To Enable Virtualization-based Security: 1
To Disable Virtualization-based Security: 0

To Enable Virtualization-based Security change the value of the DWORD to 1

6.Now again right-click on DeviceGuard then select Inani elisha> le-DWORD (32-bit) and name this DWORD as RequirePlatformSecurityFeatures bese ushaya u-Enter.

Name this DWORD as RequirePlatformSecurityFeatures then hit Enter

7.Double-click on RequirePlatformSecurityFeatures DWORD and change it’s value to 1 to use Secure Boot only or set it to 3 to use Secure Boot and DMA protection.

Change it's value to 1 to use Secure Boot only or set it to 3 to use Secure Boot and DMA protection.

8.Manje zulazulela kukhiye wokubhalisa olandelayo:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetControlLSA

9.Right-click on LSA then select Inani elisha> le-DWORD (32-bit) then name this DWORD as I-LsaCfgFlags bese ushaya u-Enter.

Right-click on LSA then select New then DWORD (32-bit) Value

10.Double-click on LsaCfgFlags DWORD and change its value according to:

Disable Credential Guard: 0
Enable Credential Guard with UEFI lock: 1
Enable Credential Guard without lock: 2

Double-click on LsaCfgFlags DWORD and change its value according to

11.Once finished, close Registry Editor.

Disable Credential Guard in Windows 10

If Credential Guard was enabled without UEFI Lock then you can Disable Windows Credential Guard besebenzisa i Device Guard and Credential Guard hardware readiness tool or the following method:

1.Cindezela i-Windows Key + R bese uthayipha regedit bese ushaya u-Enter ukuvula Isihleli Sokubhaliswa.

Qalisa umyalo regedit

2.Navigate and delete the following registry keys:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetControlLSALsaCfgFlags
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftWindowsDeviceGuardEnableVirtualizationBasedSecurity
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftWindowsDeviceGuardRequirePlatformSecurityFeatures

Disable Windows Credential Guard

3.Delete the Windows Credential Guard EFI variables by using bcdedit. Press Windows Key + X then select I-Command Prompt (Admin).

umyalo ohambisana namalungelo omlawuli

4.Thayipha umyalo olandelayo ku-cmd bese ushaya u-Enter:

mountvol X: /s
copy %WINDIR%System32SecConfig.efi X:EFIMicrosoftBootSecConfig.efi /Y
bcdedit /create {0cb3b571-2f2e-4343-a879-d86a476d7215} /d "DebugTool" /application osloader
bcdedit /set {0cb3b571-2f2e-4343-a879-d86a476d7215} path "EFIMicrosoftBootSecConfig.efi"
bcdedit /set {bootmgr} bootsequence {0cb3b571-2f2e-4343-a879-d86a476d7215}
bcdedit /set {0cb3b571-2f2e-4343-a879-d86a476d7215} loadoptions DISABLE-LSA-ISO
bcdedit /set {0cb3b571-2f2e-4343-a879-d86a476d7215} device partition=X:
mountvol X: /d

5.Once finished, close command prompt and reboot your PC.

6.Accept the prompt to disable Windows Credential Guard.

Kunconywe:

Yilokho okufunde ngempumelelo How to Enable or Disable Credential Guard in Windows 10 kodwa uma usenemibuzo mayelana nalesi sifundo zizwe ukhululekile ukubabuza esigabeni sokuphawula.