Configuring the Web Server Registry (Windows CE 5.0)

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After you have created an OS design for your Web Server device, you need to modify the registry to create virtual root directories and specify the access rights for your users. To gain access to a virtual path, a user must be authenticated using NTLM authentication or Basic authentication. Specify the authentication level by setting the "a" value for each virtual path. For more information, about authentication levels, see Web Server Authentication.

Note   To configure user access rights for virtual roots using Basic and NTLM authentication, you must use Windows CE .NET 4.2 or later.

1. On PBCLIENT, in Platform Builder, from the Workspace window, choose the ParameterView tab at the bottom of the window. In the project tree, expand the Project Files node, and double-click the project.reg file.

2. Expand the nodes until you find the CEPC folder.

3. Expand the CEPC folder, and then expand the Project Specific Files folder.

4. To open the file, double-click project.reg.

5. To create virtual roots, set up access rights for your users, and include the sample Web-based configuration page (httpadm.dll) in your OS design, add the following registry keys and values to project.reg:

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\COMM\HTTPD\VROOTS\/WebAdmin]
   @="\\windows\\httpdadm.dll"
   "a"=dword:0
   

   Note   Setting the "a" value to zero (0), enables anonymous users to have access to all files in the virtual directory. This completely opens the device up to hackers. Setting this value to zero (0) is permissible for internal development and testing purposes. However, you should never ship a Web Server device with the "a" value set to zero (0) for any configuration page.

   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\COMM\HTTPD\VROOTS\/BasicOnly]
   @="\\"
   "a"=dword:1
   "Basic"=dword:1
   "NTLM"=dword:0
   "dirbrowse"=dword:1
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\COMM\HTTPD\VROOTS\/NTLMOnly]
   @="\\"
   "a"=dword:1
   "Basic"=dword:0
   "NTLM"=dword:1
   "dirbrowse"=dword:1
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\COMM\HTTPD\VROOTS\/BothAuth]
   @="\\"
   "a"=dword:1
   "Basic"=dword:1
   "NTLM"=dword:1
   "dirbrowse"=dword:1
   

   Adding these values will create virtual root directories for the Basic and NTLM-based authentication methods.

   Note   To set the password for the entire Web Server device for Basic authentication, you can create an application that runs on the device, and calls the SetPassword function. Setting the password programmatically through SetPassword is the equivalent of the password setting that you add in Control Panel on the target device.

6. Save and then close project.reg.

See Also

How to Configure the Web Server | Web Server (HTTPD) Application Development

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