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IIS Authentication Issue

  1. Default IIS Authentication Issue

    Hi Everybody,

    This one is a typical issue I am facing.

    I have 4 different Web applications with Windows Integrated
    Authentication . This works fine in local Intranet.

    For Some business reasons these 4 applications have been exposed to
    internet along with a 5th application which is redirecting to these apps as
    per the user choice.

    Now Here the problem starts.

    The internet user needs to provide a valid NT user id and password
    for accessing any of the 5 applications. So if a user has access to 3 of the
    applications , he needs to enter is credential information 4 times which is
    not acceptable.

    I want a solution so that the users on Internet should enter the
    credential information only once using a custom user screen or Windows pop-up
    along with the condition that LAN users should be authenticated with Windows
    Integrated Authentication system.

    Please help me.

  2. Default Re: IIS Authentication Issue

    Hi,

    Either host the applications at a single URL
    -or-
    Look at a reverse proxying/publishing technology (such as ISA Server) that
    can publish multiple backend web applications at a single URL
    -or-
    Look at a SSO (Single Sign On) product

    Your problem seems to be that each application exists at it's own FQDN. A
    browser will not send credentials valid for one server, to some other random
    arbitrary server. So you either need to change the browser's settings (e.g.
    add all the sites to the Intranet security zone) -or- you need to make the
    browser think that all the pages are actually at the same FQDN (hence ISA
    Server above).

    Cheers
    Ken

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    My IIS Blog: www.adOpenStatic.com/cs/blogs/ken

    "amit_mitra" <amitmitra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    news:B16FF0D3-F8D1-4315-86CC-C3077F3A9484@microsoft.com...
    > Hi Everybody,
    >
    > This one is a typical issue I am facing.
    >
    > I have 4 different Web applications with Windows Integrated
    > Authentication . This works fine in local Intranet.
    >
    > For Some business reasons these 4 applications have been exposed
    > to
    > internet along with a 5th application which is redirecting to these apps
    > as
    > per the user choice.
    >
    > Now Here the problem starts.
    >
    > The internet user needs to provide a valid NT user id and password
    > for accessing any of the 5 applications. So if a user has access to 3 of
    > the
    > applications , he needs to enter is credential information 4 times which
    > is
    > not acceptable.
    >
    > I want a solution so that the users on Internet should enter the
    > credential information only once using a custom user screen or Windows
    > pop-up
    > along with the condition that LAN users should be authenticated with
    > Windows
    > Integrated Authentication system.
    >
    > Please help me.



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