Frontpage 2003 warning message on login .

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Kes

Recently, when I logon to my site using Frontpage, I have a warning message
on the logon pop up:-
Warning: This server is requesting that username and password be sent in an
insecure manner (basic authentication without a secure connection). Can
anyone tell me what this is all about and why did it suddenly change? Nobody
else has access to the site.
 
It has to do with the server itself and probably not anything you altered.

Usernames and passwords are normally sent via plain text. On Windows servers
with IIS there is another option called NTLM authentication. When NTLM
authentication is enabled password requests sent from applications such as
FP or IE are sent encrypted. Someone has turned this feature off on the
server and enabled only Basic (plain text) authentication.

Hope this helps,
Mark Fitzpatrick
 
Thanks Mark, will get in touch with server asap.
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Kesdavies
www.costadelsolcommunity.com


Mark Fitzpatrick said:
It has to do with the server itself and probably not anything you altered.

Usernames and passwords are normally sent via plain text. On Windows servers
with IIS there is another option called NTLM authentication. When NTLM
authentication is enabled password requests sent from applications such as
FP or IE are sent encrypted. Someone has turned this feature off on the
server and enabled only Basic (plain text) authentication.

Hope this helps,
Mark Fitzpatrick
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Hi Kes. & Mark....I just started experiencing the same exact problem.
Were you able to get yours resolved w/ the server/hosting site?
What exactly do I need to tell them to change?

Stuck w/out being able to publish,
cambridgemgr

Kes said:
Thanks Mark, will get in touch with server asap.
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The information is contained in Mark's reply.
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Tom [Pepper] Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
---------------------------
: Hi Kes. & Mark....I just started experiencing the same exact problem.
: Were you able to get yours resolved w/ the server/hosting site?
: What exactly do I need to tell them to change?
:
: Stuck w/out being able to publish,
: cambridgemgr
:
: "Kes" wrote:
:
: > Thanks Mark, will get in touch with server asap.
: > --
: > Kesdavies
: > www.costadelsolcommunity.com
: >
: >
: > "Mark Fitzpatrick" wrote:
: >
: > > It has to do with the server itself and probably not anything you
altered.
: > >
: > > Usernames and passwords are normally sent via plain text. On Windows
servers
: > > with IIS there is another option called NTLM authentication. When NTLM
: > > authentication is enabled password requests sent from applications
such as
: > > FP or IE are sent encrypted. Someone has turned this feature off on
the
: > > server and enabled only Basic (plain text) authentication.
: > >
: > > Hope this helps,
: > > Mark Fitzpatrick
: > >
: > > : > > > Recently, when I logon to my site using Frontpage, I have a warning
: > > > message
: > > > on the logon pop up:-
: > > > Warning: This server is requesting that username and password be
sent in
: > > > an
: > > > insecure manner (basic authentication without a secure connection).
Can
: > > > anyone tell me what this is all about and why did it suddenly
change?
: > > > Nobody
: > > > else has access to the site.
: > > > --
: > > > Kesdavies
: > > > www.costadelsolcommunity.com
: > >
: > >
 
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