BasicAuthenticationSection Class

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05/24/2022

Configures Basic authentication.

Syntax

class BasicAuthenticationSection : ConfigurationSection

Methods

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

Name	Description
`DefaultLogonDomain`	A read/write `string` value that specifies the default domain that the server uses to authenticate users when the client does not specify a domain in the logon dialog box.
`Enabled`	A read/write `boolean` value. `true` if Basic authentication is enabled; otherwise, `false`. The default is `false`.
`Location`	(Inherited from `ConfigurationSection`.) A key property.
`LogonMethod`	A read/write `sint32` enumeration that specifies the default logon method for a local user. The type of logon will determine whether the resulting token can also be used remotely. The possible values are listed later in the Remarks section.
`Path`	(Inherited from `ConfigurationSection`.) A key property.
`Realm`	A read/write `string` value that contains the name of the realm that is used by the client for credential caching.
`SectionInformation`	(Inherited from `ConfigurationSection`.)

Subclasses

This class contains no subclasses.

Remarks

The following table contains the possible values for the LogonMethod property. The default is 3 (ClearText). For more information, see the LogonUserEx function.

Value	Keyword	Description
0	`Interactive`	This logon type is intended for users who will be interactively using the computer.
1	`Batch`	This logon type is intended for batch servers, where processes may be executing on behalf of a user without their direct intervention. Credentials are not cached for this logon type.
2	`Network`	This logon type is intended for high performance servers to authenticate plaintext passwords. Credentials are not cached for this logon type.
3	`ClearText`	This logon type preserves the name and password in the authentication package, which allows the server to make connections to other network servers while impersonating the client.

Example

The following example displays the BasicAuthenticationSection configuration for the default Web site.

' Connect to the WMI WebAdministration namespace.  
Set oWebAdmin = _  
    GetObject("winmgmts:root\WebAdministration")  
  
' Get the Basic authentication section for the default Web site.  
Set oSite = oWebAdmin.Get("Site.Name='Default Web Site'")  
oSite.GetSection "BasicAuthenticationSection", oBasicAuth  
  
' Display the path and location.  
WScript.Echo "Basic Authentication Settings"  
WScript.Echo "-----------------------------"  
WScript.Echo "Path: " & oBasicAuth.Path  
WScript.Echo "Location: " & oBasicAuth.Location  
WScript.Echo   
  
' Display the Enabled, DefaultLogonDomain, Realm, and   
' LogonMethod properties.  
WScript.Echo "Enabled: " & _  
    "[" & oBasicAuth.Enabled & "]"  
  
WScript.Echo "DefaultLogonDomain: " & _  
    "[" & oBasicAuth.DefaultLogonDomain & "]"  
  
WScript.Echo "Realm: " & "[" & oBasicAuth.Realm & "]"  
  
WScript.Echo "LogonMethod: " &  _  
    "[" & GetLogonMethodText(oBasicAuth.LogonMethod) & "]"  
  
' Translate the LogonMethod enumeration values to text.  
Function GetLogonMethodText(LogonMethodValue)  
    Select Case LogonMethodValue  
        Case 0  
            GetLogonMethodText = "Interactive"  
        Case 1  
            GetLogonMethodText = "Batch"  
        Case 2  
            GetLogonMethodText = "Network"  
        Case 3  
            GetLogonMethodText = "ClearText"  
        Case Else  
            GetLogonMethodText = "Undefined enumeration."  
    End Select  
End Function

Inheritance Hierarchy

ConfigurationSection

BasicAuthenticationSection

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