IE8 on Windows 7 - https auth not working

[glanfield]

Dear group,



I have a system where by a zip file is downloaded from a web server

(apache) over https and using an apache directive for the usename/password

(such as below). The problem is that the username and password is never

excepted in IE8 on Windows 7 (32bit). It works in FireFox,Chrome,IE7 (vista

32 bit), and ie8 on xp.

Any help appreciated.

Thanks.







AuthType Basic

Authname "Username and Password Required"

AuthUserFile /etc/httpd/

Require valid-user

 

[Dan]

"glanfield" wrote in message

news:1AF69588-63F2-4D37-9D9B-84B75F8B630D@microsoft.com...

> Dear group,

>

> I have a system where by a zip file is downloaded from a web server

> (apache) over https and using an apache directive for the usename/password

> (such as below). The problem is that the username and password is never

> excepted in IE8 on Windows 7 (32bit). It works in FireFox,Chrome,IE7

> (vista

> 32 bit), and ie8 on xp.

> Any help appreciated.

> Thanks.

>

>

>

> AuthType Basic

> Authname "Username and Password Required"

> AuthUserFile /etc/httpd/

> Require valid-user

>

>



Use a http tracing tool like Fiddler2 to see what is being sent by Apache to

IE, it might be that there's a problem with the 401 response formatting.



What security zone does IE show your site as being in? If it's in the

Restricted Zone then IE will ignore any authentication requests.



--

Dan