Enables anonymous or basic authentication for an entire site or a sub-directory of that site.
Enable-IisSecurityAuthentication -SiteName <String> [-VirtualPath <String>] -Anonymous [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
Enable-IisSecurityAuthentication -SiteName <String> [-VirtualPath <String>] -Basic [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
Enable-IisSecurityAuthentication -SiteName <String> [-VirtualPath <String>] -Windows [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]By default, enables an authentication type on an entire website. You can enable an authentication type at a specific path under a website by passing the virtual path (not the physical path) to that directory as the value of the VirtualPath parameter.
Beginning with Carbon 2.0.1, this function is available only if IIS is installed.
| Name | Type | Description | Required? | Pipeline Input | Default Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SiteName | String | The site where anonymous authentication should be set. |
true | false | |
| VirtualPath | String | The optional path where anonymous authentication should be set. |
false | false | |
| Anonymous | SwitchParameter | Enable anonymouse authentication. |
true | false | False |
| Basic | SwitchParameter | Enable basic authentication. |
true | false | False |
| Windows | SwitchParameter | Enable Windows authentication. |
true | false | False |
| WhatIf | SwitchParameter | false | false | ||
| Confirm | SwitchParameter | false | false | ||
| CommonParameters | This cmdlet supports common parameters. For more information type Get-Help about_CommonParameters. |
Enable-IisSecurityAuthentication -SiteName Peanuts -AnonymousTurns on anonymous authentication for the Peanuts website.
Enable-IisSecurityAuthentication -SiteName Peanuts Snoopy/DogHouse -BasicTurns on anonymous authentication for the Snoopy/DogHouse directory under the Peanuts website.