In this article, I'm going to explain how to set Windows Authentication to configure ASP.NET application in IIS. To make Windows authorize application you need to make changes in web.config as well as IIS manager.
Configuring Windows Authentication
<system.web>
<authentication mode="Windows"/>
</system.web>
- Start Internet Information Services (IIS).
- Right-click your application’s virtual directory, and then click Properties.
- Click the Directory Security tab.
- Under Anonymous access and authentication control, click Edit.
- Make sure the Anonymous access check box is not selected and that Integrated Windows authentication is the only selected check box.
If you will put Anonymous check box checked then it will not take windows login Id for the user. e.g. string windowsLogin = Page.User.Identity.Name;
Now, your application will work on windows authentication.
Here is the example code:
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
try
{
//Start:
if (Session["EmployeeCode"] == null)
{
string windowsLogin = Page.User.Identity.Name;
//Check user is valid or not from data base
//I am putting simple condition by hard code value
if (windowsLogin=='ValidUser')
{
Session["EmployeeCode"] = userId;
}
else
{
Session.Abandon();
Response.Redirect("InvalidUser.aspx", false);
}
//End
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
//Handel exception here
Throw;
}
}
It's done! You will get user from windows credential and check with existing user with database. If user is valid go ahead other wise navigate the user to Invalid page.
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