Management Authentication Credentials <credentials>

Overview

The <credentials> element of the <authentication> element specifies credentials for IIS Manager user accounts. IIS Manager users can use IIS Manager to connect to sites and applications for which they are authorized by a server administrator.

Note: The <credentials> element only applies when you use the default ConfigurationAuthenticationProvider as your authentication provider.

Compatibility

Setup

The default installation of IIS 7 does not include the Management Service role service. To install this role service, use the following steps.

Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2

1. On the taskbar, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Server Manager.
2. In the Server Manager hierarchy pane, expand Roles, and then click Web Server (IIS).
3. In the Web Server (IIS) pane, scroll to the Role Services section, and then click Add Role Services.
4. On the Select Role Services page of the Add Role Services Wizard, select Management Service, and then click Next.
   

5. On the Confirm Installation Selections page, click Install.
6. On the Results page, click Close.

Windows Vista or Windows 7

1. On the taskbar, click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. In Control Panel, click Programs and Features, and then click Turn Windows Features on or off.
3. Expand Internet Information Services, then Web Management Tool.
4. Select IIS Management Service, and then click OK.
   

How To

How to enable IIS Manager credentials for a server

1. Open Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager:
   • If you are using Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2:
     • On the taskbar, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
   • If you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7:
     • On the taskbar, click Start, and then click Control Panel.
     • Double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
2. In the Connections pane, click the server name.
3. In the server's Home pane, double-click Management Service.
   

4. On the Management Service page, choose Windows credentials or IIS Manager credentials, then click Apply in the Actions pane.
   

How to add IIS Manager user credentials to a server

1. Open Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager:
   • If you are using Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2:
     • On the taskbar, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
   • If you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7:
     • On the taskbar, click Start, and then click Control Panel.
     • Double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
2. In the Connections pane, click the server name.
3. In the server's Home pane, double-click IIS Manager Users.
   

4. On the IIS Manager Users page, click Add User... in the Actions pane.
   

5. In the Add User dialog box, enter the user name and password, and then click OK.
   

Configuration

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

Configuration Sample

The following configuration sample shows how to add an IIS Manager user named ContosoUser to Administration.config.

<credentials>
   <add name="ContosoUser" password="Encrypted-Password-Data" enabled="true" />
</credentials>

Sample Code

The following code samples add an IIS Manager user account named ContosoUser to IIS 7.

AppCmd.exe

Note: You cannot configure <system.webServer/management/authentication> settings using AppCmd.exe.

C#

using System;
using System.Text;
using Microsoft.Web.Administration;

internal static class Sample
{
   private static void Main()
   {
      using (ServerManager serverManager = new ServerManager())
      {
         Configuration config = serverManager.GetAdministrationConfiguration();

         ConfigurationSection authenticationSection = config.GetSection("system.webServer/management/authentication");
         ConfigurationElementCollection credentialsCollection = authenticationSection.GetCollection("credentials");
         ConfigurationElement addElement = credentialsCollection.CreateElement("add");
         addElement["name"] = @"ContosoUser";
         addElement["password"] = @"P@ssw0rd";
         addElement["enabled"] = true;
         credentialsCollection.Add(addElement);

         serverManager.CommitChanges();
      }
   }
}

VB.NET

Imports System
Imports System.Text
Imports Microsoft.Web.Administration

Module Sample

   Sub Main()
      Dim serverManager As ServerManager = New ServerManager
      Dim config As Configuration = serverManager.GetAdministrationConfiguration

      Dim authenticationSection As ConfigurationSection = config.GetSection("system.webServer/management/authentication")
      Dim credentialsCollection As ConfigurationElementCollection = authenticationSection.GetCollection("credentials")
      Dim addElement As ConfigurationElement = credentialsCollection.CreateElement("add")
      addElement("name") = "ContosoUser"
      addElement("password") = "P@ssw0rd"
      credentialsCollection.Add(addElement)
      addElement("enabled") = True
      serverManager.CommitChanges()
   End Sub

End Module

JavaScript

var adminManager = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.ApplicationHost.WritableAdminManager"); 
adminManager.CommitPath = "MACHINE/WEBROOT"; 
adminManager.SetMetadata("pathMapper", "AdministrationConfig");

var authenticationSection = adminManager.GetAdminSection("system.webServer/management/authentication", "MACHINE/WEBROOT"); 
var credentialsCollection = authenticationSection.ChildElements.Item("credentials").Collection;

var addElement = credentialsCollection.CreateNewElement("add");
addElement.Properties.Item("name").Value = "ContosoUser";
addElement.Properties.Item("password").Value = "P@ssw0rd";
addElement.Properties.Item("enabled").Value = true;
credentialsCollection.AddElement(addElement);

adminManager.CommitChanges();

VBScript

Set adminManager = WScript.CreateObject("Microsoft.ApplicationHost.WritableAdminManager")
adminManager.CommitPath = "MACHINE/WEBROOT"
adminManager.SetMetadata "pathMapper", "AdministrationConfig"

Set authenticationSection = adminManager.GetAdminSection("system.webServer/management/authentication", "MACHINE/WEBROOT")
Set credentialsCollection = authenticationSection.ChildElements.Item("credentials").Collection

Set addElement = credentialsCollection.CreateNewElement("add")
addElement.Properties.Item("name").Value = "ContosoUser"
addElement.Properties.Item("password").Value = "P@ssw0rd"
addElement.Properties.Item("enabled").Value = True
credentialsCollection.AddElement(addElement)

adminManager.CommitChanges()