Article: Q275123
Product(s): Word Front Page
Version(s):
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbdta
Last Modified: 08-OCT-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows
- Microsoft FrontPage 97 for Windows
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For a Microsoft FrontPage 2000 and 2002 version of this article, see Q291373.
SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to use Microsoft FrontPage 97 or Microsoft FrontPage 98 to
author a Web site that uses Digest Authentication, you are continually prompted
for a user name and password.
NOTE: Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) versions 5.0 and later can
use a form of Internet security called Digest Authentication, which is defined
in RFC 2069. For more information, see the "References" section later in this
article.
CAUSE
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Although Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.0 and later can use Digest
Authentication, FrontPage 97 and 98 do not support this type of authentication.
WORKAROUND
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To work around this behavior, use one of the following authentication methods:
- Windows Integrated Security on Microsoft Windows 2000.
- Windows NTLM on Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows
Millennium Edition (Me), and Microsoft Windows NT 4.0.
- Basic/Clear Text on all versions of Windows.
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.
REFERENCES
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For additional information about Digest Authentication, click the article
numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q264921 How IIS Authenticates Browser Clients
Q222028 Setting Up Digest Authentication for Use with IIS 5.0
To view the specification for Digest Authentication, see the following:
RFC 2617 HTTP Authentication: Basic and Digest Access Authentication
Additional query words: front page fp98 fp97 97 98 frontpage98 frontpage97
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Keywords : kbdta
Technology : kbFrontPageSearch kbFrontPage97 _IKkbZNotKeyword4 kbZNotKeyword2 kbFrontPage97Search kbFrontPage98Search kbZNotKeyword3
Version : :
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbnofix
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