Applies to: WebFront 4
Note: This article requires at least WebFront v4.0.6663
If you want to publish WebFront externally or need support devices with browsers that have limited Windows Authentication support, you need to enable forms-based authentication.
- Login to the WebFront server as an administrator
- Open Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager
- Expand <SERVERNAME> - Sites - WebFront
- Select WebFront in left-pane
- Click Authentication in mid-pane
- Verify that Anonymous Authentication is the only method enabled
- Click API below WebFront site in left-side window
- Click Authentication in mid-pane
- Right-click Windows Authentication and select Disable to turn off Windows Authentication
- Right-click Anonymous Authentication and select Enable to turn on Anonymous Authentication
- Authentication configuration on API application should be conifgured as below
- Select Application Pools in left-pane
- Select WebFront application pool in mid-pane
- Click Advanced Settings...
- In Process Model section, find Identity and click browse button
- Select LocalSystem from drop-down list and click OK
- Click OK to close Advanced Settings and commit changes
- Open file C:\inetpub\WebFront\api\App_Data\Web.override.config in Notepad
- Change Authentication.Mode value from Windows to Mixed
- Save Web.override.config
- When accessing WebFront you will now always be prompted for credentials
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