Policy

Prevent ignoring certificate errors

This policy setting prevents the user from ignoring Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) certificate errors that interrupt browsing (such as "expired", "revoked", or "name mismatch" errors) in Internet Explorer. If you enable this policy setting, the user cannot continue browsing. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the user can choose to ignore certificate errors and continue browsing.

Policy
PackMicrosoft Windows
CategoryWindows Components / Internet Explorer / Internet Control Panel
Policy IDcb89bf8db41d
Internal nameNoCertError

Registry

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HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\PreventIgnoreCertErrors (enabled) = 1
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\PreventIgnoreCertErrors (disabled) = 0
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\PreventIgnoreCertErrors (enabled) = 1
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\PreventIgnoreCertErrors (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

This policy setting prevents the user from ignoring Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) certificate errors that interrupt browsing (such as "expired", "revoked", or "name mismatch" errors) in Internet Explorer. If you enable this policy setting, the user cannot continue browsing. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the user can choose to ignore certificate errors and continue browsing.

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