WMS Digest Authentication

Applies To: Windows Server 2008

The WMS Digest Authentication plug-in uses hashed encryption to send user names, passwords, and realm information over the network. It is the preferred method for providing secure passwords over the Internet. The server only needs the realm that the publishing point or server belongs to for obtaining the correct decryption key; it does not need the user name or password. You can configure the following option on the General tab for this plug-in.

Item	Description
Realm	Type the domain to which the publishing point or server belongs. If you do not specify the realm, the user must provide the fully qualified domain name and the user name to obtain access to the server.

Note

To use this plug-in, Windows Media Services must be part of a Microsoft Active Directory domain. The domain controller for the Active Directory domain must be a computer running either Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008.

Note

Digest authentication is only supported by Windows Media Player 9 Series or later or a player that uses the Windows Media Player 9 Series ActiveX control. Users that try to connect using a previous version of the Player are not authenticated and receive an "Access denied" message.