Re: Secure WebDAV - ending connection

From: Ken Schaefer (kenREMOVE_at_THISadopenstatic.com)
Date: 11/23/04

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    Hi,

    The HTTP connection is dropped from the client end when all browser windows
    within the process are closed (iexplore.exe). You can have multiple windows
    within the same process.

    In terms of the authentication - which is something a bit different: once
    you authenticate, IE will continue sending the user's credentials until:
    a) the process is shutdown (iexplore.exe) (which requires that all Windows
    within that process have been closed)
        -or-
    b) the server says that the credentials are invalid (and the user is
    prompted to supply alternate credentials)

    Note: if the user browses to the site using something other than by using
    the IE icon, eg they use an Explorer window, and type http://yoursite into
    the address bar, then you will need to close Explorer itself (requiring a
    logoff) to clear the credentials.

    Cheers
    Ken

    "David P. Lurie" <David P. Lurie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    news:20F5D105-1B7C-4522-9156-A7DD343B3F57@microsoft.com...
    >I need to access files via SSL-encrypted WebDAV from our server at a
    >remote
    > site from locked-down workstations, basically with IE6 configured with
    > limited functionality and only a few apps.
    >
    > The connection needs to be dropped when the browser is closed. The secure
    > web site address can be found afterwards in the browser history, which
    > can't
    > be cleared.
    >
    > I have tested this from my workstation within the domain on the LAN. When
    > connecting to the secure web sit with IE6, the connection is dropped when
    > the
    > browser window is closed, even though I can still access the directory
    > through an AD share without additional logon requirement. Opening a new
    > browser window with the secure web site address brings up the logon dialog
    > box, as expected.
    >
    > This suggests that I can safely access the files remotely, and, although
    > the
    > web site address can be obtained from the browser history, the connection
    > is
    > closed when the browser is closed, and I wouldn't need to log off the
    > system
    > to clear the connection.
    >
    > Thanks

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