Hello everyone, I am going to share the about Windows
Authentication in MVC4 with IIS Express or How to enable to Windows
Authentication in MVC4 Web Application (projects)
with IIS Express.
Just follow the few steps to windows authentication
in MVC4 Web Application as given below.
Step
1 :
In the First step, you create MVC4 Web
Application.
Step
2 :
Open MVC4 Web Application web config file for
few modification for windows authentication.
i) Comment
the code for form authentication section in system.web section. i.e.
<!--<authentication
mode="Forms">
<forms loginUrl="~/Account/Login"
timeout="2880" />
</authentication>-->
j) Add the authentication
mode is Windows.
i.e.
<authentication mode="Windows"></authentication>
Step 3 :
Added to application Settings in the appSettings section. i.e.
<add key="autoFormsAuthentication" value="false" />
<add key="enableSimpleMembership"
value="false"/>
Step 4:
Select MVC4 Web
Application project name in solution explorer and
then click on the property explorer and select pick to Windows
Authentication as Enabled and anonymous
authentication as Enabled. i.e.
Step 5:
Add the Authorize attribute on top of all controllers
for Authorize to
controllers. i.e.
using System;
using
System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Mvc;
namespace
WindowAUth.Controllers
{
[Authorize]
public class HomeController : Controller
{
public ActionResult Index()
{
ViewBag.Message = "Modify this
template to jump-start your ASP.NET MVC application.";
return View();
}
public ActionResult About()
{
ViewBag.Message = "Your app
description page.";
return View();
}
}
}
In the last Step 5:
Now, go to "Startup.cs" (at project's
root) and comment the code inside "Configuration" method.