Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 Resource Kit

Native Modules

Table C-1 outlines the native modules in Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0.

Table C-1. Native Modules in IIS 7.0

Module Name: AnonymousAuthenticationModule
Description	Provides anonymous authentication support. For example, this module generates the HttpUser object if a URL is configured to enable anonymous authentication.
Configuration Section	system.webServer/security/authentication/anonymousAuthentication
Resource	%SystemRoot%\System32\Inetsrv\Authanon.dll
Dependencies	None
Potential Issues When Removing This Module	Unable to perform anonymous authentication because at least one authentication module has to be configured. After the authentication phase, the IIS server core checks if the HttpUser object is populated. The HttpUser ...