Deploy a Layout on a Webserver with Authentication

Ruething Christoph 0

I found the possibility to host my own layout on a webserver as described here https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/install/create-a-network-installation-of-visual-studio?view=vs-2022 and using the --layoutUri option to specify the address of this layout.

However, I am not sure how to provide basic authentication for this. Is authentication supported at all by the installer or must the layout be publically accessible from the webserver?

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Anna Xiu-MSFT 26,731 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-05-20T03:41:45.39+00:00

Hi @Ruething Christoph ,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A!

Please see: Install certificates required for Visual Studio offline installation.

Sincerely,

Anna

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Ruething Christoph 0 Reputation points

2024-05-20T11:07:41.0266667+00:00

Hi @Anna Xiu-MSFT , thank you for your response, but I am not sure how installing certificates help with authentication for the webserver hosting the layout?

Anna Xiu-MSFT 26,731 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-05-21T05:50:04.1+00:00

Hello, you can see:

The Visual Studio setup engine installs only content that is trusted. It does this by checking Authenticode signatures of the content being downloaded and verifying that all content is trusted before installing it.

Visual Studio setup therefore requires that several standard Microsoft root and intermediate certificates are installed and up-to-date on a user's machine. If the machine has been kept up to date with Windows Update, signing certificates usually are up to date. If the machine is connected to the internet, during installation Visual Studio may refresh certificates as necessary to verify file signatures. If the machine is offline, the certificates must be refreshed another way.

Ruething Christoph 0 Reputation points

2024-05-23T09:36:44.3633333+00:00

@Anna Xiu-MSFT , I see that certificates are used to validate that the content is trusted. But that was not my question. I am wondering whether the setup supports a webserver (pointed to by --layoutUri) with basic authentication.

Anna Xiu-MSFT 26,731 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-05-27T10:19:29.1333333+00:00

Hello, do you want to make your layout accessible via an internal intranet site?

Please see: Making your layout accessible via an intranet site.
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