Re: IIS and EFS

From: Bernard Cheah [MVP] (qbernard_at_hotmail.com.discuss)
Date: 07/21/05


Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 15:12:57 +0800

Don't think is possible as my understand is that - becaues those files are
encrypted with user private keys. Hence, you need to authenticate first, or
else IIS won't know which user's private key to use to retrieve the file.

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"Ageen" <Ageen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:CF3589D4-62BB-495F-AEBB-D857988D3857@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> We are planning to use either IIS 5.0 or 6.0 for some
> internal use. All of our users must go through a
> single sign on authentication first before they can
> use any one of the available services. I was wondering
> if we use EFS to encrypt the IIS root folder, when the
> end users coming to our site are they required by EFS
> to be authenticated? Based on a KB article, Q243756,
> that I read today it sounds like the user will be
> required to be authenticated first. If that’s the case
> is there any way that we can let the users coming to
> our site without being authenticated first, in the
> meantime being able to use EFS? Thanks
>
> FH
>
>
> 


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