Validation the identity of the user, usually with username and password authentication.
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Authenticating users from another domain
I need to setup SharePoint so that some users from some other domain can log in to SharePoint. I think this is something to do with domain trusts but I don't have any idea how / where to start. Can ...
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1answer
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SharePoint crawling - Windows authentication failing for STS4? [closed]
In a Sharepoint 2010 installation, we are trying to crawl the content of a small, single-node SharePoint installation. The crawling is partially successful. We are able to retrieve data delivered from ...
4
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2answers
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Users have several ids in the same Web
I have backup-restored a site collection. In the new site collection we use Claims based authentcation.
Now it looks like all the users from the old web is also restored on the new site (which ...
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1answer
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Anonymous access = huge web services security hole?
My company uses SharePoint for their public website by allowing anonymous access. Some of our lists and document libraries have permissions to only allow certain users to be able to access them. I'm ...
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1answer
341 views
SPClaimsAuthMembershipProvider returns only aspnetdb users - WHY?
If I use :
MembershipProvider membership = Membership.Providers["AspNetSqlMembershipProvider"];
MembershipUserCollection msc = membership.GetAllUsers(0, 200000, out totalnumber);
I got all userS ...
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2answers
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how to open a sharepoint page by providing the user credentials explicitly
I want to open a native SharePoint 2010 page from my application (for example the Edit Properties page of a document) without the need to enter username/password, but instead to authenticate silently ...
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2answers
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Can I map multiple domain accounts (or authentication sources) to one user/profile?
This is probably impossible but...
We have a local 2010 farm and HQ has one. I've been asked to use the HQ MySites service application rather than doing our own, which is very sensible.
However, on ...
6
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1answer
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How do I avoid redirection for web service authentication in SharePoint 2010 when both claims and classic auth is allowed?
I have a SharePoint 2010 web application that allows both claims authentication and classic authentication. The Default claims provider for the web application has "Enable Windows Authentication" and ...
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1answer
156 views
Basic authentification only for a specific listening ip address?
One of my customer has a requirement which is to allow basic authentication because a outdated SSO and reverse proxy tool (changing this is not an option today). This is true for external access (both ...
2
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1answer
1k views
SPWeb.CurrentUser gives wrong result when called from HttpModule
I am trying to get the current logged-in SharePoint username through SPWeb.CurrentUser. This usually provides the results I am expecting, except in one instance.
I am logged into my development ...
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1answer
327 views
Microsoft Search Server express 2010 Not crawling pages with forms authentication
I can't configure search server to use forms authentication during crawling. I have created crawl rule and set form credentials there with no errors. But during crawl Search server is still considered ...
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NTLM vs Kerberos
I just want to know the difference between NTLM and Kerberos. When to use NTLM and Kerberos and when not to use it? Why do you need to use Kerberos for authenticated feeds? Our admin is asking me why? ...
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1answer
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SPUtility.GetPrincipalsInGroup and Claims authentication issue
I have the requirement to enumerate a list of users that are in an Active Directory group that has been granted rights to an SPWeb. If the site collection is using windows auth this is no problem and ...
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Management of external users
I'm planning a SharePoint2010 application where most of our users are on an intranet and authenticated through Active Directory, but where ~20% of the users are external to the organization. We are ...
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1answer
212 views
SharePoint 2010 - Claim based authentication and Access Services 2010
I want to change from Kerberos to the Claim based authentication in my SharePoint 2010 environment. I want to use Access Services. Are there any technical difficulties with Access Services?
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1answer
1k views
Remotely authenticating users
We are creating a mobile web application that will run under ASP.Net and will connect to an internal SharePoint Server. We need to remotely authenticate users from this web application to see whether ...
2
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2answers
379 views
How to migrate User database from FBA to AD in SP2010
I have successfully migrated from WSS 3.0 to SP2010.
The User database is FBA.
However, I need to migrate from FBA to Active Directory (AD).
I need to know the process to migrate this User Database ...
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4answers
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SharePoint 2010 Authentication Prompt
I upgraded SharePoint to 2010 Enterprise from MOSS 2007. Now, whenever a normal user goes to one of the pages, they get prompted for authentication. If they keep hitting cancel, it will let them ...
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1answer
194 views
Combination of anonymous and windows authentication on sharepoint 2007 web
is it possible to enable anonymous access only for a specific library? The script library should have an anonymous access whereus the page library should use the windows authentication.
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1answer
963 views
SharePoint 2010 updates the machine key in web config
I will attempt to explain this fully, if I don't please ask me to clarify, this part of SharePoint is a whole new world for me. I'm coming in from this on the Administration side and have been taking ...
0
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1answer
140 views
User authenication being lost on remoting call
My administration page and webpart make calls to a service via .Net remoting.
I've added AD credential checking to the service and discovered that the calls being made from both the admin page and ...
0
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3answers
3k views
Sharepoint 2010 can't find domain users when granting permissions
I'm trying to grant permissions to other people to view a SharePoint site but when granting permissions it uses "Check Names" and claims any user or group that is part of a domain does not exist. It ...
0
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2answers
476 views
FBA - problem with adding asnet membership users to Sharepoint groups
I have one farm with two web application ("training" and "test") which are installed od 2 servers (for NLB purpose).
Web apps use claims based auth (win & fba).
Both web applications use same ...
0
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1answer
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ClientContext security won't work with claims-based SP2010 security enabled
I want to connect to SP2010 server with claims based authorization via client context. But I have security issue. First I didn't managed to connect with default credentials. Then I wrote:
...
0
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3answers
540 views
Why do I get different themes logged in as an authenticated user versus anonymous?
Any ideas why when I change the theme of a site and log in as an authenticated user that it is not the same when I go back to the site as an anonymous user?
Basically one site is showing up with 2 ...
0
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3answers
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SPSite Credential
Hey , i created a sample application with take Site name as parameter and get all the list of that site, thats working fine on my local system , but it throws exception when i give the site address of ...
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1answer
124 views
Sharepoint 2007 Production Server, can't authenticate against my site
If I visit the address:
http://localhost:8260 I can browse my site without any problems.
If I try http://machineName:8260 I get prompted to login, and my credentials don't work.
Any ideas on how ...
0
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2answers
128 views
Can a sharepoint 2007 site access accounts from 2 domains?
I have 2 domains.
DOGS and CATS (for example)
The sharepoint server is a member of DOGS. Can I get the sharepoint site/web app/server to also reference domain accounts from CATS?
So I add users ...
0
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1answer
424 views
Redirect authenticated users to a particular page
I have an anonymous access publishing site that has a 'Log In' link. I would like to redirect successfully authenticated users to a particular page.
So, a user could be looking at any page on the ...
2
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1answer
892 views
How do switch a SharePoint farm from NTLM to Kerberos
How do you switch a SharePoint farm / site collection from NTLM to Kerberos?
It seems that there more to it than selecting Kerberos in:
Central Administration > Application Management > ...
0
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1answer
293 views
Why does SharePoint not allow me to login to my test account?
I am trying to login to my testuser account through sign in as different user. This gives me an error message saying that it is I am unauthorized to view this page even though the account has read ...
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1answer
145 views
SharePoint 2010 Claims
I've got a SharePoint portal configured to use Claims based authentication. I'm able to login using this, but each time I click a link within the portal, I'm redirected to the logon page. Any clues?
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2answers
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Why do I get a 401 error when calling a WCF service from a web part?
I have a SharePoint 2010 web part and WCF service deployed to a web application using Kerberos authentication. The service was developed based on the walkthrough from MSDN with the only difference ...
4
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2answers
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Using Claims Based Authentication to integrate with an ASP.Net application
I have been Googling a problem that I have with trying to integrate the web application that I am working on with SharePoint 2010.
The web application is a wiki style tool that allows users to log ...
2
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1answer
510 views
Web service authentication with multiple authentication types
I am trying to pull data from the list.asmx web service from a console application. I am using clams based authentication, and whenever only integrated Windows Authentiation is checked everything ...
2
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2answers
882 views
Does SSL work with NTLM authentication?
Does SSL work with NTLM authentication? or should I go SSL with Kerberos?
I am setting up an extranet farm and I need to use SSl. I have seen blogs that talk about SSL and Kereberos together. Can I ...
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2answers
510 views
SSO authentication integration issue
I am using SharePoint 2007 Enterprise + Publishing portal template + Windows Server 2008. I am developing using VSTS 2008 + C# + .Net 3.5. I need to implement SSO (Single Sign On feature) with another ...
3
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2answers
772 views
What to watch out for developing an HTTP Module in SharePoint 2007
Has anyone created a custom HTTP Module for SharePoint 2007? If yes,
what should I watch out for?
I need to add a course grain
authentication check to SharePoint (can a user see this app), so I need
...
0
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3answers
138 views
Custom DB Access Issue
We have an issue in accessing custom a DB from a SharePoint custom webpart. When we try to access the custom DB from SharePoint webpart we are getting the error "Login Failed for User ...
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3answers
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Failed to apply web.config mods through central admin
Something serious has happened. I’m trying to set the authentication provider for a newly created web site (Application Management -> Authentication Providers). I try to set it to either Forms or ...
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1answer
457 views
Authentication & Authorization in SharePoint 2007
User Steven has the Active Directory account however his profile is not yet populated into SSP User profiles.
NT Authenticated users have the access permission on "Shared Documents - Document ...
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1answer
760 views
Problem when using 'sign in as a different user'.
I have a standard website (one Web Application and one Site Collection) with some custom pages and webparts.
The issue I'm having is that when I try to switch users, using the "Sign In As a Different ...
