IIS Err Msg: Authentication Is Required For This Document

 Last reviewed: April 22, 1997
Article ID: Q142702
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Internet Information Server version 1.0

SYMPTOMS

The following error message appears on a Microsoft Internet Explorer client: 

   Error: Authentication is required for this document.  The server did
   not specify a supported authentication method."

CAUSE

A potential cause can be that you have set the Password Authentication on the Microsoft Internet Information Server to a level that is not supported on your Explorer client. The Windows NT Internet Explorer 1.5 Client will only support Anonymous and Basic Authentication.

RESOLUTION

Currently, only Internet Explorer 2.0 for Windows 95 supports Challenge/Response Authentication. Run INSTALL.BAT from the Internet Information Server's \CLIENTS\WIN95 directory to install Internet Explorer and the authentication module.

If Internet Explorer is not installed in the above manner, manually add the authentication module by running IENTLM.EXE from the \CLIENTS\WIN95 directory.

Additional query words: prodiis
Keywords : ieinterop iesetup iissecurity kbinterop
Version : 1.0
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: April 22, 1997
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