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Enable secure connections

Overview​

About this category

This category contains privacy scripts for Windows.

These changes use Windows system commands to update your settings.

This category configures essential security settings to protect network communications. Newer security standards offer improved protection against vulnerabilities found in older versions 1. Scripts within this category enhance your privacy and security by enabling these standards to maintain the integrity of network communications.

Caution

This may cause compatibility issues with older devices or software.

Caution: Mixed Risk Levels

Be careful running these scripts. This category includes scripts with high impact:

  • 🟡 Some recommended scripts only if you understand its implications. Some non-critical or features may no longer function correctly after running this this category.
  • 🟢 Some safely recommended scripts. Safe-to use for any user.
Implementation Details

  • Language: batch

  • Scripts Count: 3 scripts

  • Required Privileges: Administrator rights

  • Compatibility: Windows only

  • Reversibility: All changes can be reverted

Apply now​

These scripts are written using Batch (batchfile) scripting language.

Choose one of two ways to apply:

  1. Automatically via privacy.sexy: The easiest and safest option.
  2. Manually by downloading: Requires downloading a file.

Alternative 1. Apply with Privacy.sexy​

privacy.sexy is free and open-source application that lets securely apply this action easily.

Open privacy.sexy

It allows selectively choose parts of this action to conduct. You can fully restore this action (revert back to the original behavior) using the application. Additionally, you can apply only the recommended scripts, instead of applying all of the scripts.

privacy.sexy instructions
  1. Open or download the desktop application
  2. Search for the category name: Enable secure connections.
  3. Check the category by clicking on the checkbox of the category.
  4. Click on Run button at the bottom of the page.

Alternative 2. Download​

You can choose to apply only scripts with less impact or also those with higher impact:

Standard

Recommended for all users. It helps to improve privacy without affecting stability.

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Strict

Recommended if you understand its implications. It may cause some non-critical features to no longer function correctly.

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Consider restarting your computer for all changes to take affect.

Reversible

This action is completely reversible, you can restore your changes to the initial/default state. The restore/revert methods provided here can help you fix issues.

If something goes wrong, use the Revert script provided above.

Standard​

This script includes only Standard recommendation level.

Safe for General Use

Standard scripts in this category is recommended for all users. They help to improve privacy without affecting stability.

Download only standard scripts by clicking on the button:

Download script

Restore these changes if you decide to revert them by downloading the restore script:

Download restore script

Strict​

This script includes Standard and Strict recommendation levels.

Use with Caution

This script is only recommended if you understand their implications of every single change. Some non-critical or features may no longer function correctly after running this script.

Download Strict scripts:

Download script

Restore these changes if you decide to revert them by downloading the restore script:

Download restore script

Explore further​

This category includes total of 3 scripts but no subcategories.

Explore its 3 scripts:

Enable secure "DTLS 1.2" protocol

This script enables the DTLS 1.2 protocol. This protocol is identified as "DTLS 1.2" on Windows. DTLS (Datagram Transport Layer Security) provides secure communication over the UDP protocol. Based on the TLS protocol, DTLS offers equivalent security measures. Common uses include online gaming, DNS lookups, and VPN services. Despite being superseded by the more secure DTLS 1.3, DTLS 1.2 is still approved by authorities like NIST, NSA, and the German Federal Office for Information Security. DTLS...

Enable secure "TLS 1.3" protocol

This script enables the TLS 1.3 protocol. This protocol is identified as "TLS 1.3" on Windows. TLS 1.3 is the latest and most secure version of the TLS protocol. It is supported starting with Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022. On these systems, TLS 1.3 is enabled by default. Authorities like NSA (National Security Agency), Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), The Center for Internet Security, NIST, Microsoft, Mozilla, and Apple recommend using this protocol for its enhanced security. ...

Enable secure connections for legacy .NET apps

This script provides secure connections for older .NET Framework applications. It enables the automatic adoption of newer, more secure protocols as supported by the operating system. If the operating system supports newer TLS versions, applications will automatically use these without any need for modifications to the application code or .NET Framework settings. For example, this configuration enables .NET Framework 3.5 applications, which do not natively support TLS 1.2, to adopt TLS 1.2. This ...

Explore Categories​

This action belongs to Improve network security category. This category is dedicated to improving network security. It aims to minimize vulnerabilities by offering various settings that improve the integrity and confidentiality of data transmitted over the network. It features a range of measures to protect data transmission from unauthorized access,... Read more on category page ▶

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