authentication Element [IIS Settings Schema]

Note

For more information about the authentication element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: Security Authentication <authentication>.

Specifies the section group that contains authentication sections.

Syntax

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements for this section.

None.

Element	Description
anonymousAuthentication	Optional element. Specifies the settings for Anonymous authentication.
basicAuthentication	Optional element. Specifies the settings for Basic authentication.
clientCertificateMappingAuthentication	Optional element. Specifies the settings Client Certificate Mapping authentication using Active Directory.
digestAuthentication	Optional element. Specifies the settings for Digest authentication.
iisClientCertificateMappingAuthentication	Optional element. Specifies the settings Client Certificate Mapping authentication using IIS.
windowsAuthentication	Optional element. Specifies the settings for Windows authentication.

Element	Description
configuration	Specifies the root element in every configuration file that is used by IIS 7.
system.webServer	Specifies the top-level section group (in ApplicationHost.config) in which this element is defined.
security	Specifies the section group that contains security-related sections.

For more information about the authentication element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: Security Authentication <authentication>.

Configuration locations

Machine.config

ApplicationHost.config

Root application Web.config

Application Web.config

Directory Web.config

Requirements

Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 7.0