You can use your Web server's authentication methods to verify the identity of users attempting to establish a Web (HTTP) connection with your restricted Web content.
Note Your Web server will use the Basic and Windows NT Challenge/Response authentication methods only under the following conditions:
- Anonymous access is disabled.
- Access to files and directories is restricted by Windows NTFS permissions.
To select an authentication method
- In Internet Service Manager, select a Web site, directory, or file, and open its property sheets.
- Select the appropriate Directory Security or File Security property sheet. Under Anonymous Access and Authentication Control, click Edit.
- In the Authentication Methods dialog box, select one or more appropriate methods.
Note
- Anonymous and Windows NT Challenge/Response authentication are selected by default.
- You can also use your Web server's Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) security features to authenticate users logging on with client certificates. Before enabling SSL authentication, however, you must first install a server certificate. For more information, see Setting Up SSL on Your Server.
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