Automatic logon with current username and password

Using IE6, we could navigate a secure digest authenticated page or frame with
no problems using the above setting. With IE7, every transition results in a
authentication challenge. Does anybody on planet Earth know how to configure
Automatic Logon to work, or is it simply broken on IE7?

"TedMac" <TedMac@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Using IE6, we could navigate a secure digest authenticated page or frame with
> no problems using the above setting. With IE7, every transition results in a
> authentication challenge. Does anybody on planet Earth know how to configure
> Automatic Logon to work, or is it simply broken on IE7?


HTTPS has changed in IE7.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb250503.aspx


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Hi Robert,
Unfortunately, nothing there helps. One item addresses the issue
tangentially. This is the same problem you responded to in "IE7 Digest
suthentication continually ask password". Please look at my reply there.

There's a timeout somewhere. After 5-10 minutes of navigating around a
Digest HTTPS site, the user is forced to re-authenticate. IE7 is even worse,
as "Automatic logon" does not appear to work, as the authentication challenge
is presented with every frame on a page. Apparently, IE6 would try to
Automaticaly logon and only present the challenge if it failed. IE& presents
the challenge first. This is a BUG.

Can't wait for 8.

"Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:

> "TedMac" <TedMac@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news158C4AA-4481-4B26-900C-0B90B98B8469@microsoft.com...
> > Using IE6, we could navigate a secure digest authenticated page or frame with
> > no problems using the above setting. With IE7, every transition results in a
> > authentication challenge. Does anybody on planet Earth know how to configure
> > Automatic Logon to work, or is it simply broken on IE7?
>
>
> HTTPS has changed in IE7.
>
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb250503.aspx
>
>
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>
>
>

"TedMac" <TedMac@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6958EE11-3AE4-4BBB-A50A-2626C1FCD781@microsoft.com...
> Hi Robert,
> Unfortunately, nothing there helps. One item addresses the issue
> tangentially. This is the same problem you responded to in "IE7 Digest
> suthentication continually ask password". Please look at my reply there.
>
> There's a timeout somewhere. After 5-10 minutes of navigating around a
> Digest HTTPS site, the user is forced to re-authenticate. IE7 is even
> worse,
> as "Automatic logon" does not appear to work, as the authentication
> challenge
> is presented with every frame on a page. Apparently, IE6 would try to
> Automaticaly logon and only present the challenge if it failed. IE&
> presents
> the challenge first. This is a BUG.


Did you enable it in Security?

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