providers Element for windowsAuthentication [IIS Settings Schema]
Note
For more information about the providers element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: Windows Authentication Providers <providers>.
Specifies security support providers used for Windows authentication.
Syntax
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements for this section.
Attributes
None.
Child Elements
Element |
Description |
---|---|
add |
Optional element. Adds a security provider to the collection of providers. Windows authentication requires at least one provider. |
remove |
Optional element. Removes a reference to a security provider from the providers collection. |
clear |
Optional element. Removes all references to providers from the provider collection. |
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. |
authentication |
Specifies the section group that contains authentication sections. |
windowsAuthentication |
Specifies Windows authentication configuration. |
Remarks
For more information about the providers element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: Windows Authentication Providers <providers>.
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 |
See Also
Reference
add Element for providers for windowsAuthentication [IIS Settings Schema]
remove Element for providers for windowsAuthentication [IIS Settings Schema]
clear Element for providers for windowsAuthentication [IIS Settings Schema]