Web page authentication

[FavoriteMartian]

I am searching for a way to authenticate users of an intranet web site using Microsoft Active Directory on the server. In other words, I am looking for a way that, when a user attempts to log into our company intranet site (written in Cold Fusion), I can have the page check their Username/Password against Active Directory rather than having to store Usernames/Passwords in a database and chack against those.

[Newsgroup_User]

The basic requirements to do this are:

1) Configure the website, directories and|or files to use "Integrated
Windows Authentication" and turn off anonymous access in IIS.

2) cgi.auth_user will be populated with the NT/Active Directory User
Name of the user accessing the resource(s).

3) cfldap can be used to read other active directory information and|or
provide password authentication.

[Newsgroup_User]

The basic requirements to do this are:

1) Configure the website, directories and|or files to use "Integrated
Windows Authentication" and turn off anonymous access in IIS.

2) cgi.auth_user will be populated with the NT/Active Directory User
Name of the user accessing the resource(s).

3) cfldap can be used to read other active directory information and|or
provide password authentication.

PS. This will only provide true behind the scenes authentication with
user using IE and possibly Netscape. Firefox and other users will still
be asked to login, but with a true modal dialog instead of a web form.

[FavoriteMartian]

Thank you, Ian. Does this work with multiple users?

[Newsgroup_User]

Thank you, Ian. Does this work with multiple users?


Yup, we use it all over our Intranet to keep track of who is doing what
where, and to control who does what when required.