Details

‘Warning: 3DES will be completely removed from Microsoft Edge in version 95 (around October 2021) and this policy will stop working then.

If the policy is set to true then 3DES cipher suites in TLS will be enabled. If it is set to false they will be disabled. If the policy is unset 3DES cipher suites are disabled by default. This policy may be used to temporarily retain compatibility with an outdated server. This is a stopgap measure and the server should be reconfigured.

Solution

Policy Path: Microsoft Edge
Policy Setting Name: Enable 3DES cipher suites in TLS

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-baselines/security-baseline-for-microsoft-edge-v96/ba-p/2997665

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Windows.

References

• 800-53|CM-6b.

Source

• Tenable.com/audits