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Authorisation post client certificate authentication
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dobxml-0229
46
Reputation points
I have set up a website to use certificate client authentication
I now get a 401.3 when accessing the site i.e. not authorised
How do you go about creating users, associating them to the certificate and authorising users?
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dobxml-0229 46 Reputation points
2023-08-30T10:34:01.4766667+00:00 Sepcifically IIS Client Certificate Mapping Authentication
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Lex Li (Microsoft) 5,322 Reputation points Microsoft Employee2023-08-30T19:21:59.73+00:00 You need to dig further into that 401.3 error first, and learn what exactly caused it, https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/developer/webapps/iis/health-diagnostic-performance/troubleshoot-php-with-failed-request-tracing, because authentication already passes successfully when you see an authorization error.
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Sam Wu-MSFT 7,286 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor2023-08-31T03:23:31.2166667+00:00 It is difficult to reproduce your problem based on your description, how did you set up certificate client authentication? and please post details about the 401.3 error.
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dobxml-0229 46 Reputation points
2023-09-01T11:31:08.2966667+00:00 Detailed Error Information:
IISCertificateMappingAuthenticationModule Notification AuthenticateRequest Handler StaticFile Error Code 0x8009310b https://ipaas-spike2.cbfsai.local:443/data.json Physical Path X:\inetpub\xxxx\data.json Logon Method Not yet determined Logon User Not yet determined Request Tracing Directory C:\inetpub\logs\FailedReqLogFiles -
dobxml-0229 46 Reputation points
2023-09-01T11:33:44.07+00:00 Note from above the Logon method is not yet determined. We have disabled anonymous, ASP.NET impersonation, forms and windows auth. How does a certificate get mapped to a user? I though it was in system.webServer/security/authentication/iisClientCertificateMappingAuthentication/oneToOneMappings but now I'm not so sure.
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dobxml-0229 46 Reputation points
2023-09-01T11:34:43.65+00:00 Apologies it is a 401.1 not 401.3 as previously advised (sorry!)
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Sam Wu-MSFT 7,286 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
2023-09-05T07:16:53.2433333+00:00 Try use failed request tracking to view detailed error information.
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