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Windows authentication (or Integrated Windows Authentication) is a process where connections to applications or external systems are automatically authenticated with the currently logged on Windows user. This functionality was first made available in Windows 2000.

Windows authentication (or Integrated Windows Authentication) is a process where connections to applications or external systems are automatically authenticated with the currently logged on Windows user. This functionality was first made available in Windows 2000.

IWA is not actually a standard or authentication protocol, but is a process that relies on the underlying authentication protocols used by Windows and an application that is aware of them to transparently pass authentication information along to the requesting server or service.

There is a brief summary of IWA/WA on Wikipedia, here.

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Is it possible to store a credential for Windows Authentication to an Analysis Services server?

SQL Server Analysis Services uses Windows authentication for server connections. Typically, you assign your domain account to a role (or the server administrator list), and then connect to the server from a user session using the same domain…
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Can I give an application pool access to a remote share without an active directory domain?

I have an IIS application running on Server A. It needs the ability to write to a folder on a UNC share, currently on Server B. I would like to keep the share on Server B, but this environment does not have a Windows Active Directory domain -- up…
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Invoke Windows password dialog when using NET USE

I'll try to get to the point. Using Run from the start menu to an un-authenticated machine: \\hostname\share gives me the Windows prompt for password, good. Running %systemroot%\explorer.exe "\\hostname\share" against the same un-authenticated…
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Only one user unable to authenticate against AD using Windows Authentication on a .NET 4.0 web application on iis7

We are having a problem where one user is unable to authenticate using Windows Authentication. The site is configured to allow "All Users" to access the website and I have confirmed that this user is a member of the "Domain Users" group in AD.…
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Login to disconnected domain controller

I cannot login to a long-time disconnected domain controller running Server 2008 R2. I have tried resetting the "local" Administrator password using the following method, but still cannot…
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Improving Windows Authentication performance on IIS

We're struggling with performance issues with a ASP.NET MVC site that is using Windows Authentication. Response time is very slow on the first request to the site when the user is being authenticated. Further, every time the Authorization header…
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Enable IIS directory browsing for specific user or group

At home, I have a small server running on Windows Server 2012 and IIS8 (no AD). I want some of the users on my server to be able to access a shared file directory so they can download it via https. I created a website in the IIS manager, set the…
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How to enable windows Authentication in IIS 7.5?

i need to enable Windows Autenthication for a specific website on IIS 7.5 If I open "Autenthication" I just see 3 options: Anonymous Based on Form ASP.NET Representation (3 above translated by me, I have italian IIS) I've been told that I should see…
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Windows authentication vs Android browsers in Windows Server 2008 r2 IIS7

I have a company website which uses Windows Authentication. The site runs on Windows Server 2008 R2, IIS 7. When we try to access it from mobile, we get mixed results - some browsers do succeed to login, some do not even show the login window, and…
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How can there be a difference between "Log on as: Local System account" and "NT Authority\System"?

First off, I wish to clarify that I have been browsing loads of questions regarding the "Local System" account and even though I feel enlightened about the properties of the account, none of them seem to explain my scenario. I am deploying a service…
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Powershell - how to Start-Job with an ActiveDirectory credential

My client controls access to their database with ActiveDirectory. I would like to do the following: $cred = Get-Credential Start-Job -Credential $cred { #do some stuff with the db } This works fine for any local user but when on the vpn and…
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How do I log in, using SSPI, to SQL Server 2008 R2 on a server in one workgroup from a workstation in another?

We're having trouble connecting to our SQL Server (2008 R2) via SSPI. Our team has recently moved from a domain-based setup to a decentralised workgroup-based setup. Each developer has access to a VPN which, in turn gives them access to a database…
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Under which circumstances can a *local* user account access a remote SQL Server with a trusted connection?

One of our customers has the following configuration: On the domain controller, there's an SQL Server. On his PC (WinXP), he logs on with LocalPC\LocalUser. In Windows Explorer, he opens DomainController\SomeShare and authenticates as…
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Windows Service and Group Policy unable to access network share on Win2008 Domain

I have one computer on my domain that has suddenly stopped receiving software updates via group policy. Domain logins still work, and group policy on the machine is still being updated, so it knows that there are new packages to install and where…
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IIS Windows Authentication except for local machine

I have a PHP site (Default Web Site) and an ASP.NET site (application under the Default Web Site) running together. I have set up Windows Authentication for the Default Web Site and it's fine. The problem is my ASP.NET application creates a web…
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