WebDAV Does Not Work with Site Server P&M Forms or Cookie Authentication (258688)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0
  • Microsoft Site Server 3.0
  • Microsoft Site Server 3.0 Commerce Edition
This article was previously published under Q258688

SUMMARY

When you use WWW Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) with Microsoft Site Server Personalization and Membership (P&M), and your Web site requires Membership Authentication, neither the Forms Authentication method nor the Cookie Authentication method can be used. WebDAV does not support these authentication methods.

MORE INFORMATION

The following Membership Authentication types are used with both the Forms Authentication and Cookie Authentication methods:
  • Anonymous
  • Basic
  • Distributed Password Authentication (DPA)

Workaround

If you use WebDAV for the entire Web site, and either the Forms Authentication method or the Cookie Authentication method is used, create a second Web site that is configured to use the same content directories, but with a valid and supported authentication method.

NOTE: The second site is accessible by the Web developers and other administrators only.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/13/2004
Keywords:kbinfo KB258688
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