Anonymous authentication allows any user to access any public content without providing a user name and password challenge to the client browser.
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How can we use a different masterpage for annoymous and authenticated users?
Is there a way to load a different master page if I can identify the user to be annonymous?
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1answer
937 views
SharePoint 2013 and anonymous access problem
We run into following problem:
We have application, that makes authenticated calls to sharepoint 2013 REST services (PUT and GET). Everything works well, when anonymous access
is turned off.
But we ...
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votes
2answers
1k views
SPF2010 Theme not getting applied for anonymous users
Working on a public facing SharePoint Foundation 2010 site with anonymous access enabled. Anonymous/authenticated access to content works as expected without problems so far.
Recently I went into ...
5
votes
1answer
672 views
QueryService.Query anonymous access
I'm building a web application that is based on Microsoft Search Server 2010 and uses its web services.
I need to be able to search as an anonymous user. So I have enabled anonymous access for my SP ...
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votes
6answers
3k views
REST ListData service and anonymous authentication
I’ve been trying to use ListData.svc to get a REST feed from a list (actually a pages library) using something like:
...
4
votes
5answers
2k views
Anonymous Access users can't submit InfoPath 2010 form to Form Library
We have a public-facing SharePoint 2010 Enterprise server hosting a Publishing Portal site running InfoPath Forms Services. We have an InfoPath Form on the server which submits to a Form Library. This ...
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votes
6answers
1k views
How to prevent IE from logging me in by default?
I'm trying to test the anonymous version of my SharePoint portal, but every time I log-out and close the browser, when I reopen the browser, I'm logged back into the portal (automatically).
How do I ...
3
votes
2answers
232 views
Anonymous Access only for some sites. (SPS 2010)
We host a neat little SP 2010 solution, my coworker and I developed, on the net.
On the root site, you have some news and a login-webpart. (FBA)
For everything else, you need to be logged-in.
So far, ...
3
votes
4answers
830 views
Chart web part error for anonymous users?
I'm trying to connect the SharePoint 2010 Chart Web Part to SharePoint list. It's all good but anonymous can't see the chart and I get this error:
Object reference not set to an
instance of an ...
3
votes
1answer
1k views
Allowing anonymous access to sub-sites?
I want to open the site up for public viewing, which I've done by going Site Permissions -> Anonymous Access -> Entire Web Site
The problem is, I have some sub-sites because I wanted a drop down ...
3
votes
2answers
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Zones, AAM, Host Headers,
I am getting really confused as when to use AAM and when to use header. I wish there was table to list scenarios and based on that you would pick AAM or host headers.
Same thing I am trying to ...
3
votes
1answer
397 views
Windows Auth + Anononymous + Custom Application in SP Web App in IIS = SPContext.Current.Web.CurrentUser - null for authenticated users
The Issue
There is a forum application (YetAnotherForum) that is integrated with SharePoint and allows posting (and other things) for authenticated users in SharePoint.
It has a customized ...
3
votes
1answer
592 views
Permissions error in IE 8 but not Firefox 6.0.2?
I am using the Javascript Client Object model to access some information from a list. Below is the code I am using:
function getDeptInfo(id) {
//var value = ...
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2answers
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Anonymous access on Sharepoint 2010, pages created using Visual Studio
How do we make the pages what we created using Visual Studio inherit permissions?
They work fine when the person is signed on, but when they are anonymous, you cannot access the pages.
How do I get ...
2
votes
1answer
732 views
Anonymous access to WSDL of custom web service
I developed and deployed a custom web service to "layouts" folder.
I can call it without problems from a .net application with NTLM validation.
But I need call it from a java application with ...
2
votes
3answers
599 views
Anonymous user search results returning null on SharePoint 2010 public facing site
We have two websites 1)Internal and 2)External. The external website is extended from the internal website. I can see the search results when I search on the internal site, but I am getting 0 results ...
2
votes
2answers
575 views
SPF2010 Blog displays “Alert Me” for anonymous users
Working on a public facing SharePoint Foundation 2010 site with anonymous access enabled. Anonymous/authenticated access to content works as expected without problems so far.
Accessing the Blog with ...
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votes
4answers
1k views
Hiding data from anonymous users in SharePoint Foundation 2010 site
I manage a SharePoint Foundation 2010 site, hosted by a web hosting company, that is an Internet-facing site. Most of the lists (Calendar, Announcements, etc.) are for public (anonymous) consumption. ...
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vote
2answers
2k views
How to enable anonymous access to page in sharepoint 2010?
I have a SharePoint site which contains two pages. I don't want to enable anonymous access for the home page of this site but I do want to do it for the other pages it contains. How is this done?
1
vote
1answer
385 views
Log in all anonymous users as one authenticated user?
I would like to catch anonymous users on our SharePoint 2010 site and automatically log them in as a single specific user. Any ideas?
I can currently intercept the Application_AuthenticateRequest ...
1
vote
1answer
940 views
Workflows for anonymous users
I am trying to run a workflow on a list where anonymous read/write access is enabled (SP 2010).
The workflow works fine for authenticated users, but fails miserably for anonymous users ("failed to ...
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vote
3answers
567 views
how to enable anonymouse login in sharepoint server 2010
how to enable anonymouse login in sharepoint server 2010
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vote
2answers
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How to set permissions on SharePoint to hide an aspx page for authenticated users and to make it visible for anonymous users
I have a portal based on a publishing portal. The portal (SPSite) contains has two websites (SPWebs) one is anonymously accessible and other one isn't. This works as expected.
Now I want to set the ...
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vote
4answers
462 views
Accessing UserProfile information Annonymously
I am trying to run a piece code to figure out if a user has a mysite or not. Following is the code:
UserProfileManager profManager = new UserProfileManager();
UserProfile profile = ...
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vote
1answer
148 views
anonymous access and listdata.svc
We are trying to use an ajax call to get list data for an anonymous site. We are using this on our intranet site and it works well. We build an html file that calls the list service (via ajax) and we ...
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vote
3answers
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How create a link on the master page when ever no one is signed in
I created a site with anonymous access and forms based authentication. Now I want to show the link to create a new user in the master page when ever no one is signed in. Can any one please help to ...
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vote
1answer
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How can I prevent anonymous users from seeing unapproved blog comments?
Anonymous users are able to post a blog comment, but are able to see unapproved comments that are simply draft items on the Comments list. This seems like a bug that MS simply has not addressed yet.
...
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vote
2answers
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what does “unpublish” page exactly do?
It seems I'm not getting the function of the unpublish button in SharePoint publishing pages. I have a page where I edited and published multiple times. Which means I have multiple major versions and ...
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vote
1answer
71 views
SharePoint 2007 Website Authentication
I've build an external facing SharePoint site and it's keeps promopting for the user the login. How do I remove this functionality while allow internal users to log in? Ideally, I'd like to hide the ...
1
vote
1answer
330 views
SPList AnonymousPermMask64 vs AllowEveryoneViewItems
Have an site that is a mix of Anon and Restricted content (requires authentication). We have a picture library that is used by high level authenticated users to upload to display "advertisements" on ...
1
vote
1answer
185 views
problem with enabling anonymous to site collection
I have a problem enabling anonymous access to a site collection. I followed the steps at this site, but at step 2 section 3 I have a problem where the permission control is disabled.
I am logged ...
1
vote
1answer
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SharePoint Search Express 2010 return results only if anonymous is allowed
I have a problem: in my current SSE 2010 I'm using a domain user account with read only rights in every web app to do the crawling. Log files show no problem, everything is indexed ok. Problem is that ...
1
vote
2answers
193 views
Visual webpart not displaying for anonymous users
I configured my SharePoint application to allow anonymous access and it's working fine.
When I add a visual web part that contains just a label to a page and approve it, anonymous users can't see the ...
1
vote
1answer
1k views
Editing SharePoint home page for a publishing portal
I am using SharePoint 2007 Server x64 on Windows Server 2008 x64. I create a new SharePoint web application with a new site collection at the root of the web application. I select the template ...
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vote
0answers
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Anonymous user when subscribing to RSS feeds for a List on an Internet facing site throws “An unexpected error has occurred”
I have an Internet facing SharePoint 2010 site collection which has anonymous access enabled, the list is set to view items for anonymous users.
The anonymous users can view the list, but when you ...
1
vote
0answers
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Disable Anonymous Authentication results in Access denied/401 on root site
I disabled the anonymous access in IIS 8 / Authentication hosting SharePoint 2013. Now when I browse to http://sharepoint13/ I get a "This page has not been shared with you".
When I browse to ...
1
vote
1answer
137 views
Give anonymous access to explicit page in document library
I have the following situation (SharePoint 2010):
A document library contains publishing pages. Anonymous access is enabled. The publishing pages are separeted in folders.
Now i have the situation ...
1
vote
0answers
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How Do I Allow Unique Permissions and Anonymous Access?
I have a situation in Sharepoint where we have departments with different folders, we want everyone to have access to these folders to read but only each department head to have write access to their ...
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vote
1answer
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SharePoint2010 configured with Win, FBA and SSRS with Integrated,reports working fine but after enable the anonymous subsite reports are not working
Site Details
SharePoint web application
Enable Windows Authentication with NTLM
Enable FBA(With appropriate setting)
Reporting Services with Integrated Mode
Reports configured with Trusted Account
...
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vote
1answer
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How to enable anonymous access to custom app page
I'm trying to make a custom application page which can be viewed by anonymous users. So far I've:
Inherited the code behind from UnsecuredLayoutsPageBase
Overriden AllowAnonymousAccess to always ...
1
vote
1answer
73 views
Turn on Anonymous blog comments
I've created an anonymous blog subsite. My root site is also anonymous. I can access default.aspx anonymously, but not /Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=1
I've tried breaking permission inheritance and ...
1
vote
1answer
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Anonymous blog posts and comments?
We have an HR blog on the SharePoint and would like everyone to post and comments, issues or feedback on it. However, we want it to say annonymous for the user that posted rather than the actual ...
1
vote
0answers
366 views
SP 2010 Windows Authentication Default Login
I want to be able to use a simple HttpModule to catch visits to a sharepoint site that don't automaticly pass windows authentication and log them in as a default windows account.
I want it to be so ...
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vote
0answers
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Sharepoint 2007 - override anonymous user permissions, version history button issue
I have enabled "restricted access" to a document library so that the "version history" button doesn't appear for non-anonymous users in a specific group, this is working fine. However if I enable ...
1
vote
1answer
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Page lifecycle events not firing for user control on page layout when anonymous user
I'm using SharePoint 2010.
I have a custom user control on a publishing page layout. When an authenticated user visits a page that uses the page layout everything works fine. When an anonymous user ...
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vote
1answer
498 views
managed metadata navigation and anonymous access
I have a library with metadata navigation. When anonymous users go to a navigation link, the web browser gives the 403 forbidden error. The error disappears when I turn off metadata navigation.
To ...
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vote
1answer
2k views
InfoPath forms not working when ViewFormPagesLockDown enabled
We have an internet facing, SharePoint 2010, Publishing Site that is accessible to anonymous users. On this site, we have some InfoPath 2010 List forms, exposed using the InfoPath Form Web Part, that ...
0
votes
1answer
41 views
Anonymous access to the master page gallery
I'm using SharePoint 2013 on prem and have stored some script files under _catalogs/masterpage where the master page that I'm using is stored.
I've enabled anonymous access to the site and the master ...
0
votes
2answers
76 views
Access denied even though AllowAnonymousAccess is true
I have a weird problem.
I'm making an application page public using
protected override bool AllowAnonymousAccess
{
get
{
return true;
}
}
I use the same ...
0
votes
3answers
349 views
How to show quick launch items for Anonymous users?
I have an issue with the quick launch with regards to anonymous users. I have set up my web application and site to allow anonymous read access. All of the libraries, lists, and subsites have this ...

