How to Enable SSO (Single Sign On) on IIS 7 and IIS 6

Web Server Setup

How to enable SSO on an IIS webserver?

IIS 7

  1. Open up IIS Admin (Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Internet Information Services)
  2. Select the site you want to enable SSO for from the list of available sites (left click to select)
  3. Select (double click) "Authentication" option under the IIS category
  4. Right click each authentication type and disable it.
  5. Right click the Windows Authentication type and enable it. Anonymous Authentication must be Disabled !
  6. Restart IIS services

 

IIS6

  1. Open up IIS Admin (Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Internet Information Services)
  2. Right click the site you want to enable SSO for and select “Properties”
  3. Select the directory security tab (pictured below) and then click “Edit...” under the Authentication and access control section (pictured below).
  4. Untick all boxes with authentication methods other than “Integrated Windows Authentication” (see below)
  5. Restart IIS services

 

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