authentication Element for security for ftpServer for site for sites [IIS Settings Schema]

Note

For more information about the authentication element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: FTP Authentication <authentication>.

Specifies the site-level authentication settings for an FTP site.

Syntax

Attributes and Elements

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

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

Element

Description

anonymousAuthentication

Optional element.

Specifies the Anonymous authentication settings for an FTP site.

basicAuthentication

Optional element.

Specifies the Basic authentication settings for an FTP site.

clientCertAuthentication

Optional element.

Specifies the Client Certificate authentication settings for an FTP site.

customAuthentication

Optional element.

Specifies the Custom authentication settings for an FTP site.

Note

Custom authentication is implemented through custom authentication providers.

Parent Elements

Element

Description

configuration

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

system.applicationHost

Specifies the root element for configuring Web process settings.

sites

Defines all sites on the server, and all applications and virtual directories in those sites.

site

Specifies configuration settings for a site.

ftpServer

Specifies the site-level settings for FTP features for FTP sites.

security

Specifies the site-level security options for an FTP site.

Remarks

For more information about the authentication element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: FTP Authentication <authentication>.

Element Information

Configuration locations

ApplicationHost.config

Requirements

IIS 7

See Also

Reference

anonymousAuthentication Element authentication for security for ftpServer for site for sites [IIS Settings Schema]

basicAuthentication Element authentication for security for ftpServer for site for sites [IIS Settings Schema]

clientCertAuthentication Element authentication for security for ftpServer for site for sites [IIS Settings Schema]

customAuthentication Element authentication for security for ftpServer for site for sites [IIS Settings Schema]