After creating the dedicated WinRM user account for Elements Vulnerability Management, you need to configure the WinRM service on the machine where you want to run it.
To set up the remote management configuration on a computer that uses a publicly signed certificate:
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- Run the following command:
Set-WSManQuickConfig -UseSSL -Force
Note: When the computer is on a public network, use the additional -SkipNetworkProfileCheck parameter , which enables a firewall rule for public networks as well.
This command ensures that the WinRM service is running and is set up to start automatically, creates an HTTPS listener to accept WinRM requests, and creates a firewall exception for WinRM traffic.
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- If you are using Linux scan nodes, enable WinRM basic authentication:
winrm set winrm/config/service/auth ‘@{Basic=”true”}’