How do I enable Windows Authentication?

On the taskbar, click Start, and then click Control Panel. In Control Panel, click Programs and Features, and then click Turn Windows Features on or off. Expand Internet Information Services, then World Wide Web Services, then Security. Select Windows Authentication, and then click OK.

How do I install Windows Authentication component for IIS?

Installing IIS Components Windows 7 and Vista

  1. Click the Start icon.
  2. Click Control Panel.
  3. Select Programs and Features.
  4. Select.
  5. In the Windows Features dialog box, expand World Wide Web Services.
  6. Under Application and Development Features, select ASP.NET.
  7. Under Security, select Basic Authentication.

How do I enable Windows form and authentication in IIS?

To configure forms authentication by using the UI

  1. Open IIS Manager and navigate to the level you want to manage.
  2. In Features View, double-click Authentication.
  3. On the Authentication page, select Forms Authentication.
  4. In the Actions pane, click Enable to use Forms authentication with the default settings.

How does Windows authentication work in IIS?

Authentication: The client generates and hashes a response and sends it to the IIS server. The server receives the challenge-hashed response and compares it to what it knows to be the appropriate response. If the received response matches the expected response, the user is successfully authenticated to the server.

How do I enable form based authentication?

You can use the Forms Authentication setting, displayed under the Security > Authenticated Access section of the Internet Information Services view for a website, to set forms authentication on web applications. Set the Forms Authentication option to Yes to enable forms authentication.

How do I find my IIS username?

On the IIS server, start the IIS Manager (on the Windows taskbar, select Start > Administrative Tools > Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager). In Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager: In the Connections panel, under Sites, select the site for which you want to know the user identity.

How do I find my Windows login ID?

Method 1

  1. While sitting at the host computer with LogMeIn installed, press and hold the Windows key and press the letter R on your keyboard. The Run dialog box is displayed.
  2. In the box, type cmd and press Enter. The command prompt window will appear.
  3. Type whoami and press Enter.
  4. Your current username will be displayed.