digestAuthentication Element [IIS Settings Schema]
Note
For more information about the digestAuthentication element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: Digest Authentication <digestAuthentication>.
Specifies Digest authentication configuration.
Syntax
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements for this section.
Attributes
Attribute |
Description |
|---|---|
enabled |
Optional Boolean attribute. Specifies whether Digest authentication is enabled. The default value is False. |
realm |
Optional String attribute. Specifies the realm for Digest authentication. |
Child Elements
None.
Parent Elements
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. |
authentication |
Specifies the section group that contains authentication sections. |
Remarks
For more information about the digestAuthentication element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: Digest Authentication <digestAuthentication>.
Element Information
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 |