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authorizationRules Element for authorization [IIS Settings Schema]

Note

For more information about the authorizationRules element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: Management Authorization Rules <authorizationRules>.

Configures the IIS Manager users and Windows users who are authorized to connect to a site or an application by using IIS Manager.

Syntax

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements for this section.

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

Element

Description

scope

Optional element.

Configures the virtual path of the site or application to which IIS Manager users and Windows users are authorized to connect by using IIS Manager.

Parent Elements

Element

Description

configuration

Specifies the root element in every configuration file that is used by IIS 7.

system.webServer

Specifies the top-level section group (in Administration.config) in which this element is defined.

management

Configures a Web server for remote management by using IIS Manager.

authorization

Configures authorization settings for remote management of the Web server.

Remarks

For more information about the authorizationRules element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: Management Authorization Rules <authorizationRules>.

Element Information

Configuration locations

Root Administration.config

Requirements

Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 7.0

See Also

Reference

scope Element for authorizationRules for authorization [IIS Settings Schema]