Microsoft KB Archive/258688

= WebDAV Does Not Work with Site Server P&M Forms or Cookie Authentication =

Article ID: 258688

Article Last Modified on 11/21/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0
 * Microsoft Site Server 3.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Site Server 3.0 Commerce Edition

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This article was previously published under Q258688



SUMMARY
When you use WWW Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) with Microsoft Site Server Personalization and Membership (P&M), and your Web site requires Membership Authentication, neither the Forms Authentication method nor the Cookie Authentication method can be used. WebDAV does not support these authentication methods.



MORE INFORMATION
The following Membership Authentication types are used with both the Forms Authentication and Cookie Authentication methods:


 * Anonymous
 * Basic
 * Distributed Password Authentication (DPA)

Workaround
If you use WebDAV for the entire Web site, and either the Forms Authentication method or the Cookie Authentication method is used, create a second Web site that is configured to use the same content directories, but with a valid and supported authentication method.

NOTE: The second site is accessible by the Web developers and other administrators only.

Additional query words: iis 5,webdav,authentication,membership,site server

Keywords: kbinfo KB258688

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