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Working with Site Security and Filters

Microsoft Commerce Server 2000 provides user authentication and identification to Web sites using an Internet Server Application Programming Interface (ISAPI) filter called the AuthFilter and a Component Object Model (COM) object called the AuthManager. The AuthFilter supports three distinct modes and two mixed modes of operation. The AuthManager object may be used with or without the AuthFilter, and can set an encrypted user ID into a cookie or encoded URL string, and validate the user against it. The AuthFilter requires cookies, however, the AuthManager object supports shopping both with and without cookies.

The authentication mode is set in Commerce Server Manager after the site is unpacked. Whenever the authentication mode or other CS Authentication resource site configuration properties are changed, Internet Information Services (IIS) must be restarted so that the AuthFilter begins using the new values. For more information, see Managing the CS Authentication Resource.

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Managing the CS Authentication Resource

AuthManager Object

Site Security Objects


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