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iis security : ISS 5.1 not working on Mozilla
but when i try to access http://localhost on Mozilla 1.6 it asks me for a user name and pass word. I tried using my Windows user name and password but it doesn't work. I also went to IIS on Administrative Tools to change the security settings but stills doesn't work. Please help me with this issue.
Hi Karl,
As most people with IIS on a Pro machine are using it for development, I usually recommend that they intentionally set the root webserver node to require authenticated access (so that it inherits onto all webs) This is the standard install for web authors in our environment, and it goes far in protecting a macine from poking and from issues (not that there have been many new ones for a long time now) that arise causing security patch releases for IIS. -- Roger Abell Microsoft MVP (Windows Server System: Security) MCDBA, MCSE W2k3+W2k+Nt4 [quoted text, click to view] "Karl Levinson [x y] mvp" <levinson_k@despammed.com> wrote in message news:%238Mdc11kEHA.3896@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... > Sounds like you've disabled anonymous authentication and have enabled > windows integrated authentication, which only works with IE on Windows. > You > usually don't want to select this option unless you know what you're > doing. > If these are public pages, choose anonymous. Or if you haven't disabled > anonymous authentication, it could be that you changed the password for > the > IUSR account either in the Windows accounts database or in the IIS > metabase > or disabled the account in some way, or changed the file permissions so > that > IUSR no longer has permissions to the files in question [which is > necessary > for anonymous authentication. > > You may be able to see what is going on by enabling auditing on the > relevant > files and looking in the windows security event log: > > http://securityadmin.info/faq.asp#auditing > > You can view and reset the IUSR account by using the ADSUTIL.VBS command: > > http://securityadmin.info/faq.asp#iusr > > Also, note that IIS 5.1 means you're running Windows XP, which is not a > great choice for a web server. With Windows workstations, you're limited > to > no more than 1 to 5 concurrent users at any one time. > > > "mico_ams" <mico_ams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:C6BB204E-AB18-491F-BDAE-B186DA314001@microsoft.com... >> Hi, I just installed IIS 5.1 and it works wel on IE 6.0 >> but when i try to access http://localhost on Mozilla 1.6 it asks me for a >> user name and pass word. I tried using my Windows user name and password > but >> it doesn't work. I also went to IIS on Administrative Tools to change the >> security settings but stills doesn't work. Please help me with this >> issue. >> >> Miguel Mendoza > >
It sounds like either the NTFS permissions of the web content
area are not set correctly for the configuration of IIS, or, that the web(s) are set for authenticated access instead of anonymous but you are not allowing clear text logins, or both. -- Roger Abell Microsoft MVP (Windows Server System: Security) MCDBA, MCSE W2k3+W2k+Nt4 [quoted text, click to view] "mico_ams" <mico_ams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C6BB204E-AB18-491F-BDAE-B186DA314001@microsoft.com... > Hi, I just installed IIS 5.1 and it works wel on IE 6.0 > but when i try to access http://localhost on Mozilla 1.6 it asks me for a > user name and pass word. I tried using my Windows user name and password > but > it doesn't work. I also went to IIS on Administrative Tools to change the > security settings but stills doesn't work. Please help me with this issue. > > Miguel Mendoza
Sounds like you've disabled anonymous authentication and have enabled
windows integrated authentication, which only works with IE on Windows. You usually don't want to select this option unless you know what you're doing. If these are public pages, choose anonymous. Or if you haven't disabled anonymous authentication, it could be that you changed the password for the IUSR account either in the Windows accounts database or in the IIS metabase or disabled the account in some way, or changed the file permissions so that IUSR no longer has permissions to the files in question [which is necessary for anonymous authentication. You may be able to see what is going on by enabling auditing on the relevant files and looking in the windows security event log: http://securityadmin.info/faq.asp#auditing You can view and reset the IUSR account by using the ADSUTIL.VBS command: http://securityadmin.info/faq.asp#iusr Also, note that IIS 5.1 means you're running Windows XP, which is not a great choice for a web server. With Windows workstations, you're limited to no more than 1 to 5 concurrent users at any one time. [quoted text, click to view] "mico_ams" <mico_ams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C6BB204E-AB18-491F-BDAE-B186DA314001@microsoft.com... > Hi, I just installed IIS 5.1 and it works wel on IE 6.0 > but when i try to access http://localhost on Mozilla 1.6 it asks me for a > user name and pass word. I tried using my Windows user name and password but > it doesn't work. I also went to IIS on Administrative Tools to change the > security settings but stills doesn't work. Please help me with this issue. > > Miguel Mendoza
Actually Mozilla supports Windows authentication on Windows, starting with
1.7 IIRC. Jerry [quoted text, click to view] "Karl Levinson [x y] mvp" <levinson_k@despammed.com> wrote in message news:%238Mdc11kEHA.3896@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... > Sounds like you've disabled anonymous authentication and have enabled > windows integrated authentication, which only works with IE on Windows. > You > usually don't want to select this option unless you know what you're > doing. > If these are public pages, choose anonymous. Or if you haven't disabled > anonymous authentication, it could be that you changed the password for > the > IUSR account either in the Windows accounts database or in the IIS > metabase > or disabled the account in some way, or changed the file permissions so > that > IUSR no longer has permissions to the files in question [which is > necessary > for anonymous authentication. > > You may be able to see what is going on by enabling auditing on the > relevant > files and looking in the windows security event log: > > http://securityadmin.info/faq.asp#auditing > > You can view and reset the IUSR account by using the ADSUTIL.VBS command: > > http://securityadmin.info/faq.asp#iusr > > Also, note that IIS 5.1 means you're running Windows XP, which is not a > great choice for a web server. With Windows workstations, you're limited > to > no more than 1 to 5 concurrent users at any one time. > > > "mico_ams" <mico_ams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:C6BB204E-AB18-491F-BDAE-B186DA314001@microsoft.com... >> Hi, I just installed IIS 5.1 and it works wel on IE 6.0 >> but when i try to access http://localhost on Mozilla 1.6 it asks me for a >> user name and pass word. I tried using my Windows user name and password > but >> it doesn't work. I also went to IIS on Administrative Tools to change the >> security settings but stills doesn't work. Please help me with this >> issue. >> >> Miguel Mendoza > >
You have good points, but I personally think there are reasons to consider
my approach as well. First, there are a fair number of IIS exploits that work no matter what the authentication is set to, such as the PCT / SSL vulnerability, so authentication isn't really a replacement for patching. Second, changing the authentication method causes deviance between the test and production webs, which could theoretically lead to surprises. Also, I didn't want to assume that this person is a developer, who really knows. I would personally rather change the list of permitted IP addresses to just the local machine or subnet and make sure the machine is properly hardened and frequently patched. [quoted text, click to view] "Roger Abell [MVP]" <mvpNoSpam@asu.edu> wrote in message news:%23A5z1M2kEHA.3876@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... > Hi Karl, > > As most people with IIS on a Pro machine are using it for > development, I usually recommend that they intentionally > set the root webserver node to require authenticated access > (so that it inherits onto all webs) > > This is the standard install for web authors in our environment, > and it goes far in protecting a macine from poking and from > issues (not that there have been many new ones for a long > time now) that arise causing security patch releases for IIS. > > -- > Roger Abell > Microsoft MVP (Windows Server System: Security) > MCDBA, MCSE W2k3+W2k+Nt4 > "Karl Levinson [x y] mvp" <levinson_k@despammed.com> wrote in message > news:%238Mdc11kEHA.3896@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... > > Sounds like you've disabled anonymous authentication and have enabled > > windows integrated authentication, which only works with IE on Windows. > > You > > usually don't want to select this option unless you know what you're > > doing. > > If these are public pages, choose anonymous. Or if you haven't disabled > > anonymous authentication, it could be that you changed the password for > > the > > IUSR account either in the Windows accounts database or in the IIS > > metabase > > or disabled the account in some way, or changed the file permissions so > > that > > IUSR no longer has permissions to the files in question [which is > > necessary > > for anonymous authentication. > > > > You may be able to see what is going on by enabling auditing on the > > relevant > > files and looking in the windows security event log: > > > > http://securityadmin.info/faq.asp#auditing > > > > You can view and reset the IUSR account by using the ADSUTIL.VBS command: > > > > http://securityadmin.info/faq.asp#iusr > > > > Also, note that IIS 5.1 means you're running Windows XP, which is not a > > great choice for a web server. With Windows workstations, you're limited > > to > > no more than 1 to 5 concurrent users at any one time. > > > > > > "mico_ams" <mico_ams@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > news:C6BB204E-AB18-491F-BDAE-B186DA314001@microsoft.com... > >> Hi, I just installed IIS 5.1 and it works wel on IE 6.0 > >> but when i try to access http://localhost on Mozilla 1.6 it asks me for a > >> user name and pass word. I tried using my Windows user name and password > > but > >> it doesn't work. I also went to IIS on Administrative Tools to change the > >> security settings but stills doesn't work. Please help me with this > >> issue. > >> > >> Miguel Mendoza > > > > > >
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