Tell me more ×
SharePoint Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for SharePoint enthusiasts. It's 100% free, no registration required.
up vote 1 down vote favorite
1

I have a sharepoint site and we have to have basic authentication set for users to have access. But now when i go to open up a site in SP 2010 to do some work i get the error and get transferred to an MS site saying

You cannot open Office file types directly from a server that supports only Basic authentication over a non-SSL connection

Any fix for this. MS this use to work with SP 2007!!!!

Thanks in Advance

share|improve this question

1 Answer

up vote 0 down vote

By default file operations that use Basic authentication over a non-SSL HTTP connection are disable in Office 2010 application (that means for SP Server too). You can try to enable the SSL encryption on your server because by default the Basi auth works only over an SSL connection.

For other information: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2123563#FixItForMeAlways

share|improve this answer
thanks. to enable ssl on the SP server means i would have to issue a certificate :( Is there a way to avoid this to make it work? – naijacoder Oct 21 '12 at 11:54
You can do that without a certification. Take a look at: stackoverflow.com/questions/3865039/… – Salvatore Di Fazio Oct 21 '12 at 12:11

Your Answer

 
discard

By posting your answer, you agree to the privacy policy and terms of service.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.