Version | Notes |
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IIS 10.0 | The <authentication> element was not modified in IIS 10.0. |
IIS 8.5 | The <authentication> element was not modified in IIS 8.5. |
IIS 8.0 | The <authentication> element was not modified in IIS 8.0. |
IIS 7.5 | The <authentication> element was not modified in IIS 7.5. |
IIS 7.0 | The <authentication> element was introduced in IIS 7.0. |
IIS 6.0 | N/A |
<authentication>
element is included in the default installation of IIS 7.<authentication>
section group is defined in the <system.webServer>
configuration section. This section group defines configuration sections for all user authentication types that you can install and enable on your server. You can configure it at the server level in the ApplicationHost.config file and at the application level in the Web.config file.Element | Description |
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anonymousAuthentication | Optional element. Specifies the settings for Anonymous authentication. |
basicAuthentication | Optional element. Specifies the settings for Basic authentication. |
clientCertificateMappingAuthentication | Optional element. Specifies the settings Client Certificate Mapping authentication using Active Directory. |
digestAuthentication | Optional element. Specifies the settings for Digest authentication. |
iisClientCertificateMappingAuthentication | Optional element. Specifies the settings Client Certificate Mapping authentication using IIS. |
windowsAuthentication | Optional element. Specifies the settings for Windows authentication. |
apphost
when you use AppCmd.exe to configure these settings. This commits the configuration settings to the appropriate location section in the ApplicationHost.config file.