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asp.net-mvc-5windows-authentication

Turn off / Disable windows authentication for asp.net-mvc

I created a new asp.net-mvc project and during setup I chose to use Windows Authentication.

Now I like to turn it off(at least for a while).

I changed the web.config to this

 <authentication mode="None" />

But that does change anything. It will still prompt me. I am using the IIS Express.

UPDATE: I mean it still prompts me when using Firefox. Internet Explorer will continue and not show my domain username

Solution

  • The web config should overwrite the IIS express config but in this case it seems it does not. What you can try to do is to turn it off on the IIS level as well.

    You can go to this directory \IISExpress\config\applicationhost.config open up this file and set the <windowsAuthentication enabled="false" />.