How to Configure Authentication for the Virtual Directory

Introduction

In this article, you will learn about how to configure authentication for the Virtual Directory.

Step 1. First of all, open the Administrative Tools from the Start Menu.

In the Administrative Tools Wizard, an option named IIS Manager will be available; double-click on this option to open it.

Step 2. Now, the IIS Manager Wizard will be opened; here, on the left-hand side, the Connections Pane will be available. The Connection Pane will show your Server Name.

Expand your Server's Name. Now you will see a folder named Sites, which contains all the sites that you have configured on IIS.

Step 3. Expand this folder to see the Configured Sites and their Virtual Directories.

Now click on the site on which the authentication process is to be performed and expand it. Under this site, you will find the Virtual Directory that you have already created.

Step 4. In the Features View, an option named Authentication will be available; double-click on it to open it.

Now your Authentication Wizard will be opened, here you will see that many types of Authentications are available.

Step 5. Right-click on any of the Authentications, and you will then see that you can Enable, Disable, or Edit the Authentication from here, if you want to Disable or Enable any of the authentications then click on it.

On clicking the Edit button, you will see that you can provide the User Name for the Anonymous User Identity.

Follow the same process for all types of authentication.