access Element for security [IIS Settings Schema]

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10/21/2021

Note

For more information about the access element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: Access Security <access>.

Specifies configuration settings for Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). Based upon their use of client certificates, these settings determine authentication and crypto strength.

Syntax

Attributes and Elements

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

Attributes

sslFlags

Optional enum attribute.

The sslFlags attribute can be one of the following possible values. The default is None.

Value	Description
None	Disable SSL. The numeric value is 0.
Ssl	Require SSL. The numeric value is 8.
SslNegotiateCert	Accept client certificates for authentication. The numeric value is 32.
SslRequireCert	Require clients certificates for authentication. The numeric value is 64.
Ssl128	Require 128-bit SSL. The numeric value is 256.

Child Elements

None.

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 ApplicationHost.config) in which this element is defined.
security	Specifies the section group that contains security-related sections.

Remarks

For more information about the access element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: Access Security <access>.

Element Information

Configuration locations

Machine.config

ApplicationHost.config

Root application Web.config

Application Web.config

Directory Web.config

Requirements

Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 7.0