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Enable TLS 1.2 on Windows Server 2008 R2
Posted by Aditya Shandhilya on 24 January 2019 11:55 AM
Enable TLS 1.2 on Windows Server 2008 R2
Please find below steps to enable TLS 1.2 on Windows Server 2008 R2. TLS 1.2 has improvements over previous versions of the TLS and SSL protocol which will improve sever security.  By default, Windows Server 2008 R2 does not have this feature enabled.  
 
Start the registry editor by clicking on Start and Run. Type in "regedit" into the Run field (without quotations). Highlight Computer at the top of the registry tree.  Backup the registry first by clicking on File and then on Export.  Select a file location to save the registry file. 
Note: You will be editing the registry.  This could have detrimental effects on server if done incorrectly, so it is strongly advised to make a backup.
 
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Browse to the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols 
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Right click on the Protocols folder and select New and then Key from the drop-down menu. This will create new folder.  Rename this folder to TLS 1.2
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Right click on the TLS 1.2 key and add two new keys underneath it. Rename the two new keys as: Client Server 
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Right click on the Client key and select New and then DWORD (32-bit) Value from the drop-down list.
Rename the DWORD to DisabledByDefault. Right-click the name DisabledByDefault and select Modify... from the drop-down menu.
Ensure that the Value data field is set to 0 and the Base is Hexadecimal.  
Click on OK.
Create another DWORD for the Client key as you did in 
Step 7.
Rename this second DWORD to Enabled.
Right-click the name Enabled and select Modify... from the drop-down menu.
Ensure that the Value data field is set to 1 and the Base is Hexadecimal.
Click on OK.
Repeat steps 7 to 14 for the Server key (by creating two DWORDs, DisabledByDefault and Enabled, and their values underneath the Server key).
Reboot the server. 
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