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How enable digest or basic auth in IIS Express and set a user/password?

I'm on Windows 2012 R2 and have IIS Express on it. How enable digest or basic auth in IIS Express and where set the username/password?

Solution

  • Enable digest or basic auth in Web.config file

    then run 

    iisexpress /config:c:\myconfig\web.config

    Reference: IIS Express FAQ stated

    Q: Does IIS Express use the same configuration system as IIS? A: Yes