The AuthFlags property contains the settings for the Windows authentication schemes that are returned to clients as being available. This property contains the file access authentication flags, which are listed below in the Flags section.
Attribute Name
Value
ADSI/WMI Data Type
DWORD
ABO Data Type
DWORD_METADATA
Schema Default
AuthAnonymous
Internal Default
AuthAnonymous | AuthNTLM
Upper Bound
0
Lower Bound
Not specified
Internal ID
6000
Friendly ID
MD_AUTHORIZATION
Property Attributes
INHERIT
User Type
IIS_MD_UT_FILE
You can configure this property at the following locations in the IIS metabase.
Metabase Path
IIS Admin Object Type
/LM/W3SVC
IIsWebService
/LM/W3SVC/n
IIsWebServer
/LM/W3SVC/n/ROOT/file_name
/LM/W3SVC/n/ROOT/virtual_directory_name/file_name
IIsWebFile
/LM/W3SVC/n/ROOT/physical_directory_name
/LM/W3SVC/n/virtual_directory_name/physical_directory_name
IIsWebDirectory
/LM/W3SVC/n/ROOT
/LM/W3SVC/n/ROOT/virtual_directory_name
IIsWebVirtualDir
/LM/NNTPSVC
IIsNntpService
/LM/NNTPSVC/n
IIsNntpServer
/LM/SMTPSVC
IIsSmtpService
/LM/SMTPSVC/n
IIsSmtpServer
Flag Name
Versions Applicable
[IIS 5.0][IIS 5.1][IIS 6.0]
Description
Specifies Anonymous authentication as one of the possible Windows authentication schemes returned to clients as being available.
Bitmask
1 (hex 0x00000001)
Friendly Bitmask ID
MD_AUTH_ANONYMOUS
6218
AuthBasic
Specifies Basic authentication as one of the possible Windows authentication schemes returned to clients as being available.
2 (hex 0x00000002)
MD_AUTH_BASIC
6219
AuthMD5
[IIS 6.0]
Specifies Digest authentication and Advanced Digest authentication as one of the possible Windows authentication schemes returned to clients as being available.
16 (hex 0x00000010)
MD_AUTH_MD5
6221
AuthNTLM
Specifies Integrated Windows authentication (formerly known as Challenge/Response or NTLM authentication) as one of the possible Windows authentication schemes returned to clients as being available. Windows authentication schemes can be configured via the NTAuthenticationProviders property.
4 (hex 0x00000004)
MD_AUTH_NT
6220
AuthPassport
A value of true indicates that Microsoft ® .NET Passport authentication is enabled. For more information, see .NET Passport Authentication in the Help that comes with IIS Manager.
64 (hex 0x00000040)
MD_AUTH_PASSPORT
6299
Client: Requires Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000 Professional, or Windows NT Workstation 4.0.
Server: Requires Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 Server, or Windows NT Server 4.0.
Product: IIS