DigestAuthenticationSection Class

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06/14/2022

Configures Digest authentication.

Syntax

class DigestAuthenticationSection : ConfigurationSection

Methods

The following table lists the methods exposed by the DigestAuthenticationSection class.

Name	Description
GetAllowDefinition	(Inherited from ConfigurationSection.)
GetAllowLocation	(Inherited from `ConfigurationSection`.)
RevertToParent	(Inherited from `ConfigurationSection`.)
SetAllowDefinition	(Inherited from `ConfigurationSection`.)
SetAllowLocation	(Inherited from `ConfigurationSection`.)

Properties

The following table lists the properties exposed by the DigestAuthenticationSection class.

Name	Description
`Enabled`	A read/write `boolean` value. `true` if Digest authentication is enabled; otherwise, `false`. The default is `false`.
`Location`	(Inherited from `ConfigurationSection`.) A key property.
`Path`	(Inherited from `ConfigurationSection`.) A key property.
`Realm`	A read/write `string` value that contains the domain that the client uses to authenticate user credentials.
`SectionInformation`	(Inherited from `ConfigurationSection`.)

Subclasses

This class contains no subclasses.

Remarks

Digest authentication uses a Windows domain controller to authenticate users who request access to content on a Web server. Digest authentication was known as Advanced Digest authentication in IIS 6.0.

Inheritance Hierarchy

ConfigurationSection

DigestAuthenticationSection

Requirements

Type	Description
Client	- IIS 7.0 on Windows Vista - IIS 7.5 on Windows 7 - IIS 8.0 on Windows 8 - IIS 10.0 on Windows 10
Server	- IIS 7.0 on Windows Server 2008 - IIS 7.5 on Windows Server 2008 R2 - IIS 8.0 on Windows Server 2012 - IIS 8.5 on Windows Server 2012 R2 - IIS 10.0 on Windows Server 2016
Product	- IIS 7.0, IIS 7.5, IIS 8.0, IIS 8.5, IIS 10.0
MOF file	WebAdministration.mof