Custom Authentication with Autocookie Mode
This section describes the mixed authentication mode of Custom Authentication with Autocookie. This mixed mode allows both registered and anonymous users access to the site, and allows tracking of the anonymous users through persistent cookies. Instead of controlling access through Windows access control lists (ACLs), the site developer can supply a custom authentication process.
Anonymous access is enabled by performing the following steps:
Set the CS Authentication resource property, b_CookiePath_ApplicationScope (uncheck the "Set cookie path to application" check box in the Commerce Server Manager user interface), to False.
On the login page, provide a link to a separate virtual directory root that is not under the current virtual directory root. Keep all of the anonymous access content under this separate virtual directory root.