add Element for providers for authorization [IIS Settings Schema]
Note
For more information about the add element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: Adding Management Authorization Providers <add>.
Adds a provider to the collection of authorization providers. The default authorization provider, ConfigurationAuthorizationProvider, uses IIS configuration to store authorization rules for IIS Manager.
Syntax
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements for this section.
Attributes
Attribute |
Description |
|---|---|
name |
Required string attribute. Specifies the name of the authorization provider. |
type |
Required string attribute. Specifies the authentication provider's managed type. |
Child Elements
None.
Parent Elements
Element |
Description |
|---|---|
configuration |
Specifies the root element in every configuration file that is used by IIS 7. |
system.webServer |
Specifies the top-level section group (in Administration.config) in which this element is defined. |
management |
Configures a Web server for remote management by using IIS Manager. |
authorization |
Configures authorization settings for remote management of the Web server. |
providers |
Configures authorization providers that authorize IIS Manager users and Windows users who connect remotely to sites and applications by using IIS Manager. |
Remarks
For more information about the add element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: Adding Management Authorization Providers <add>.
Element Information
Configuration locations |
Root Administration.config |
Requirements |
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 7.0 |