Windows Server® 2012 Unleashed

IIS Authentication

Authentication is a process that verifies that users are who they say they are. IIS supports a multitude of authentication methods, including the following:

• Anonymous authentication—Users can establish a connection to the website without providing credentials.

• Active Directory client certificate authentication—Users can establish a connection by using their Active Directory client certificate for authentication.

• ASP.NET impersonation—Users can utilize an impersonation context other than the ASP.NET account.

• Windows authentication—This authentication method can be integrated with Active Directory. As users log on, the hash value of the password is sent across the wire instead of the actual password.

• Digest authentication— ...