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Password protecting directories in IIS 7

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:32:38 GMT

In IIS7 password protection is achieved by removing anonymous user access to a directory.

The password protection method in this article uses the IIS 7 Manager. The IIS 7 Manager is a program that is installed on your computer and is used to do some maintenance and configuration tasks in IIS 7. We recommended the IIS 7 Manager for use by experienced developers only.

Connect to your site
Navigate to the directory you want to password protect in the left pane
Double click Authorization Rules in the right pane
Click Add Deny Rule
In the pop up dialogue box, select All anonymous users
Click OK
Note that this action will add some entries into your web.config file

Application Pool Pipeline Mode in IIS 7

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:22:33 GMT

If you are new to IIS 7, your application that was developed for IIS 6 may not function properly using the default Integrated Application Pool Pipeline Mode. If you encounter such issues you can configure your account to use the classic .NET Application Pool Pipeline Mode using the Integrated/Classic Pipeline Mode tool, located in the Site Tools section of Control Panel.

Go to the Site Tools section of Control Panel
Select Classic from the drop down menu for Application Pool Pipeline Mode
Click the Update button

Notes on the Application Pool Pipeline Mode:

Most ASP applications should run fine
Some ASP.NET Application may require configuration migration with an IIS 7.0 command line tool
Integrated Mode Benefits:
- Allowing services provided by both native and managed modules to apply to all requests, regardless of handler. For example, managed Forms Authentication can be used for all content, including ASP pages, CGIs, and static files.
- Empowering ASP.NET components to provide functionality that was previously unavailable to them due to their placement in the server pipeline. For example, a managed module providing request rewriting functionality can rewrite the request prior to any server processing, including authentication, takes place.
- A single place to implement, configure, monitor and support server features. For example, single module and handler mapping configuration, single custom errors configuration, single url authorization configuration.

Using the Microsoft IIS 7.0 Manager

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:36:46 GMT

To download and install the IIS 7.0 Manager, use one of the following links:

For X86 processor systems: http://iis.net/downloads/default.aspx?tabid=34&g=6&i=1626
For X64 processor systems: http://iis.net/downloads/default.aspx?tabid=34&g=6&i=1633

The IIS Manager user name for your site can be found in the Site Tools section of Control Panel.

From the IIS Manager file menu bar, select "Connect to a Site..." to start the connection wizard.

On the first screen, enter the following information (your site login information can be found in the Site Tools section of Control Panel):

Server name: Your secondary URL address (excluding the "http://" portion)
Site name: Your domain name without "www".

Once you have the information entered, click on the next button to proceed to the credentials screen. At the credentials screen, you'll want to use the following:

User name: Your site default FTP login name
Password: Your site FTP password

The last step is to create a connection name. We recommend using your domain name to avoid any confusion should you create multiple connections. Click the "Finish" button to complete the wizard.