This topic describes the requirements for configuring the following authentication methods:
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Anonymous
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ASP.NET Impersonation
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Basic
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Client Certificate Mapping (IIS and Active Directory)
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Digest
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Forms
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Windows
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See individual procedures for exceptions to these requirements. |
Levels
The procedures for configuring authentication can be performed at the following levels in IIS:
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Web server
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Site
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Application
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Physical and virtual directories
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File (URL)
Modules and Handlers
The necessary modules and handlers must be installed on the Web server and enabled at the level at which you perform this procedure.
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Modules can be enabled only at the Web server, site, and application levels, but handlers can be enabled at all levels. |
See the individual procedures for required modules and handlers.
Required Permissions
If you perform procedures in this section by using IIS Manager, you must be a server administrator or an IIS Manager user who has been granted permission to a site or an application in IIS Manager.
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If you are an IIS Manager user, you might not be able to perform this procedure if the related configuration elements are locked. |
If you perform procedures in this section by using Appcmd.exe, running WMI scripts, or editing configuration files, you must have write access to the target configuration file or files.
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