# ansible communication to windows

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-communication-to-windows/31974>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** windows, ansible-project\
**Created:** [January 14, 2020, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-communication-to-windows/31974 "2020-01-14T22:02:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-communication-to-windows/31974/1 "2020-01-14T22:02:48Z")

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Hello,

I discovered ansible recently.

I would like to use the ansible for the deployment of software on a fleet under Windows 7 and 10.

I plan to use CredSSP authentication in order to use a local account on the target machines.

On the server hosting ansible, I installed via pip3 the request-credssp packages as well as pywinrm.  
On the client computer I run the script [https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/devel/examples/scripts/ConfigureRemotingForAnsible.ps1](https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/devel/examples/scripts/ConfigureRemotingForAnsible.ps1)

I have made several attempts to configure with more or less success.

I came across an article which signals that credssp poses security risks because the password is sent in the clear over the network.

I am seeking the help of the community in order to successfully configure a secure way to communicate between Windows and ansible clients.

Thanks in advance for the help