iis-7basic-authentication

No Basic Authentication choice available in IIS7


I do not have the option for Basic Authentication in IIS Manager under IIS=>Authentication. I do have the following options:

Anonymous Authentication
ASP.NET Impersonation
Forms Authentication

I am using Windows 7 professional N, and according to this, Basic Authentication should be available to me.

Does anyone have any ideas?


Solution

  • Go to Control Panel\Programs -> Turn Windows features on or off, and enable Basic Authentication under IIS:

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