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Quickly bootstrap a Windows host to allow insecure connections. Also creates an HTTPS listener with a self-signed cert.
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WinRM-Insecure-Bootstrap.ps1
winrm quickconfig -q -force
Enable-psremoting –force
Set-executionpolicy bypass –force
winrm set winrm/config/service/Auth '@{Basic="true"}'
winrm set winrm/config/winrs '@{MaxMemoryPerShellMB="1024"}'
winrm set winrm/config/client '@{TrustedHosts="*"}'
# Configuration Warning:
# http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2015/10/27/compromising-yourself-with-winrm-s-allowunencrypted-true.aspx
winrm set winrm/config/service '@{AllowUnencrypted="true"}'
$cert = Get-childItem cert:\LocalMachine\Root | Where-Object Subject -like "*$env:COMPUTERNAME*"
$cn = $cert.Subject.Replace('CN=','')
$thumbprint = $cert.thumbprint
New-Item -Path WSMan:\LocalHost\Listener -Transport HTTPS -Address * -CertificateThumbPrint $thumbprint –Force
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