Supported TLS Versions
Deprecation of TLS 1.0 and 1.1
In March 2021, the support of the Transport Layer Security (TLS) versions 1.0 and 1.1 was discontinued: for more information, read the Deprecating TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 statement.
TLS 1.2 is the only supported protocol version.
TLS 1.2 is supported for Windows Server 2012/2012 R2/2016/2019/2022 and Windows 8/10/11 by default, but it is recommended to update Backup Agent for Windows to the latest version in order to avoid issues
The following operating systems are affected:
- Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2)
- Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2
The following operating systems do not support TLS 1.2:
- Windows Vista
- Windows Server 2008
Read the instructions below to update your operating systems or contact the MSP360 technical support team for assistance.
Update Operating System
Windows Server 2008
To learn how to update Windows Server 2008, read the TLS 1.2 Support added to Windows Server 2008 announcement in the Microsoft Security blog.
Windows Server 2008 SP2
To learn how to update Windows Server 2008 SP2, read the For Update to add support for TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 in Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Embedded POSReady 2009, and Windows Embedded Standard 2009 chapter at docs.microsoft.com.
Enable TLS 1.2
Enable TLS 1.2 Support for Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2
- Follow the instructions in the How to enable TLS 1.2 on Windows Server 2008 R2 article.
- Update Backup Agents to the latest version.
Enable TLS 1.2 Support for Windows 7
- Follow the instructions in the How to enable TLS 1.2 on Windows 7 article.
- Update Backup Agents to the latest version.
Refer to the Microsoft documentation for details on TLS 1.2 support
To enable TLS 1.2 via PowerShell, read the instructions in the PowerShell chapter.