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.NET Passport System Requirements

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.NET Passport System Requirements

This page describes the Web server and client computer requirements for the Microsoft® .NET Passport service.

Important  The .NET Passport Software Development Kit (SDK) version 2.5 and Passport Manager version 2.5 require Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server, Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional, or Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003.

Web Server Requirements

To code for the .NET Passport single sign-in (SSI) service using Passport Manager, your Web server must meet the following requirements:

Hardware

  • X86 computer with a Pentium processor or faster
  • 64 megabytes (MB) RAM or more
  • Network card and a resolvable Domain Name Server

Software

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server or Microsoft Windows XP Professional
  • Microsoft® Internet Information Services (IIS) version 5.0 or later
  • Microsoft® Internet Explorer version 4.01 with Service Pack 2, or Internet Explorer 5.01 or later
  • Web server capable of handling HTTP GET and POST requests
  • Support for Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates

Operations

  • Microsoft .NET Passport-issued Site ID and encryption key
  • Ability to handle SSL forms
  • Ability to serve SSL Web pages

Client Computer Requirements

Microsoft .NET Passport users are able to use .NET Passport services with no client download and on all common browsers.

Browser Compatibility

The .NET Passport services require browsers that support SSL and cookies. For full cobranding support and optimal performance, JavaScript support (in an enabled state) is also required.

Microsoft .NET Passport uses several session cookies that are downloaded to the client computer during the user's session on the Web. The cookies facilitate the SSL sign-in and profile sharing to other Web servers that support .NET Passport. After the user has signed out of .NET Passport, the cookies are removed from the client computer and cannot be retrieved.

The .NET Passport SSI and core profile service has been explicitly tested on Internet Explorer 4.0 and later, Netscape Navigator/Communicator 4.08, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7 and 4.8, and MSN TV.

The cobranding experience is best viewed on Netscape Navigator 4.08, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7 and 4.8, and Internet Explorer 4.0 or later, or on MSN TV.

Microsoft .NET Passport does not officially support Netscape 6.0 and 6.1, and, since the release of .NET Passport 2.1, no longer explicitly supports Netscape Navigator version 4.05.

See Also

Installing the .NET Passport SDK and Passport Manager