Re: Event ID 537 Digest Authentication

From: Isaac (Isaac_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/23/05

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    Yes to your second question.

    Event details:

    Logon Failure:
             Reason: An error occurred during logon
             User Name: isaacftp
             Domain: strategicinc.com
             Logon Type: 3
             Logon Process: WDIGEST
             Authentication Package: WDigest
             Workstation Name: -
             Status code: 0xC000006D
             Substatus code: 0xC00000FE
             Caller User Name: -
             Caller Domain: -
             Caller Logon ID: -
             Caller Process ID: -
             Transited Services: -
             Source Network Address: 10.16.16.56
             Source Port: 1640

    "Ken Schaefer" wrote:

    > Hi,
    >
    > I'm not familiar enough with Digest Authentication to know exactly what's
    > going wrong here, however:
    >
    > a) Can you post all the details of the 537 event please?
    >
    > b) After enabling "store passwords using reversible encryption" for the user
    > in question, did you reset their password? (so that the reversible version
    > is now stored?)
    >
    > Cheers
    > Ken
    >
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    >
    >
    > "Isaac" <Isaac@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    > news:F908C539-FA99-4B21-8360-92D4F3EA3246@microsoft.com...
    > :I have been fighting this for a few days now, so any help would be
    > : appreciated!!!!
    > :
    > : I am using a Windows 2003 SP1 server to setup a new website that will
    > : require authentication. I have the only authentication for that web site
    > set
    > : to be digest authentication. This machine is not a domain controller, and
    > my
    > : domain is Windows 2000. I do have the following configured:
    > :
    > : Reversable encryption for user accounts
    > : Subauthentication installed on IIS server
    > : I have disabled the loopback check (even though I am doing an
    > : http://computername/folder)
    > : Realm is configured to my domain
    > :
    > : Everytime I try to athentication, my security log shows an event id 537
    > for
    > : the WDIGEST logon process. Browser (IE 6 SP1 latest and greatest patches)
    > : gets a 401.1 error as well.
    > :
    > : HELP!!!!
    >
    >
    >

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