AuthFlags Metabase Property
Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 with SP1
The AuthFlags property contains the settings for the Windows authentication schemes that are returned to clients as being available. This property contains the file access authentication flags, which are listed below in the Flags section.
| Attribute Name | Attribute Value |
|---|---|
XML Data Type |
DWORD |
WMI Data Type |
SINT32 |
ADSI Data Type |
DWORD |
ABO Data Type |
DWORD |
ABO Metabase Identifier |
MD_AUTHORIZATION |
Attributes |
INHERIT |
Default Value |
authanonymous |
MetaFlagsEx |
CACHE_PROPERTY_MODIFIED |
User Type |
IIS_MD_UT_FILE |
ID |
6000 |
Configurable Locations
You can configure this property at the following locations in the IIS metabase.
| Metabase Path | IIS Admin Object Type |
|---|---|
/LM/W3SVC/n/ROOT /LM/W3SVC/n/ROOT/virtual_directory_name |
IIsWebVirtualDir |
/LM/W3SVC/n |
IIsWebServer |
/LM/W3SVC |
IIsWebService |
/LM/W3SVC/n/ROOT/file_name /LM/W3SVC/n/ROOT/virtual_directory_name/file_name |
IIsWebFile |
/LM/W3SVC/n/ROOT/physical_directory_name /LM/W3SVC/n/virtual_directory_name/physical_directory_name |
IIsWebDirectory |
/LM/NNTPSVC |
IIsNntpService |
/LM/NNTPSVC/n |
IIsNntpServer |
/LM/SMTPSVC |
IIsSmtpService |
/LM/SMTPSVC/n |
IIsSmtpServer |
Flags
| Flag Name | AuthAnonymous |
|---|---|
Description |
Specifies Anonymous authentication as one of the possible Windows authenticationschemes returned to clients as being available. |
Metabase Bitmask Identifier |
MD_AUTH_ANONYMOUS |
Decimal Value |
1 |
Hexadecimal Value |
0x00000001 |
| Flag Name | AuthBasic |
|---|---|
Description |
Specifies Basic authentication as one of the possible Windows authenticationschemes returned to clients as being available. |
Metabase Bitmask Identifier |
MD_AUTH_BASIC |
Decimal Value |
2 |
Hexadecimal Value |
0x00000002 |
| Flag Name | AuthMD5 |
|---|---|
Description |
Specifies Digest authentication and Advanced Digest authentication as one of the possible Windows authentication schemes returned to clients as being available. |
Metabase Bitmask Identifier |
MD_AUTH_MD5 |
Decimal Value |
16 |
Hexadecimal Value |
0x00000010 |
| Flag Name | AuthNTLM |
|---|---|
Description |
Specifies Integrated Windows authentication (also known as Challenge/Response or NTLMauthentication) as one of the possible Windows authentication schemes returned to clients as being available. |
Metabase Bitmask Identifier |
MD_AUTH_NT |
Decimal Value |
4 |
Hexadecimal Value |
0x00000004 |
| Flag Name | AuthPassport |
|---|---|
Description |
A value of true indicates that Microsoft .NET Passport authentication is enabled. For more information, see .NET Passport Authentication in IIS 6.0. |
Metabase Bitmask Identifier |
MD_AUTH_PASSPORT |
Decimal Value |
64 |
Hexadecimal Value |
0x00000040 |
Code Example
For general code examples, see Code Examples to Configure Metabase Properties.