How to get an authentication provider status list from IIS (for a Sharepoint site)?

Question

I need to get the authentication provider status of a web application available in IIS through C# or Python code.

Example: Is Basic Authentication available for X site?

Answer 1

If you're using C# (.NET), you could search the Microsoft.Web.Administration namespace.

The LogonMethod property of the VirtualDirectory class should contain that information. Here's a code example.