Directory Security Property Sheet

Use this property sheet to set your Web server’s security features.

Anonymous Access and Authentication Control

To configure your Web server's authentication and anonymous access features, click Edit. Use these features to configure your Web server to confirm the identity of users before granting access to restricted content.

Before your server can authenticate users, you must first create valid Windows user accounts and then configure Windows File System (NTFS) directory and file permissions for those accounts.

IP Address and Domain Name Restrictions

(This feature is only available for Windows 2000 Server installations.)

To allow or prevent specific users, computers, groups of computers, or domains from accessing this Web site, directory, or file, click Edit.

Secure Communications

To configure your Web server's Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) secure communications features, click Edit. You cannot use your Web server's secure communications features until you have installed a valid server certificate on the computer being administered.

Using secure communications features allow you to:


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