From: Adam Flinton 

John Beckett wrote:
> I can't check at the moment, but if you're talking about Windows
> workstations using IE to access web pages on IIS Windows servers, then I
> am fairly certain that you just need to set the properties of the web site
> in IIS. Something like "Windows Authentication". Then it
behaves just as
> you described in your wish list.
>

It'll almost certainly not be IIS (unless IIS runs on Solaris or Linux).

Basically 2 clients: Windows & Linux with the possibility of maybe some
Macs. My Recomend so far would be to std'ize on Mozilla as that runs on all
3 & it now does NTLM but if IE works on Windows then no probs as the
html is std.

Adam

> John
>
> Adam Flinton  wrote in message
> news::
>
>>Dear All,
>>
>>Users only like to log on once so is there an obvious way of getting &
>>using the local windows security info such that it can automatically be
>>passed to a web-app?
>>
>>i.e. User logs onto Windows box & starts up IE (possibly it autostarts)
>>where the home page is set to the main portal.
>>
>>Is it possible to have IE take the username & pw from the
windows box &
>>use it invisibly (i.e. no logon box at all) to then logon to the WebApp?
>>If no logon is auto-provided then the portal should/will pop up a
>>authentication dialog.
>>
>>I've been looking at SSPI (Winsspi.dll) & at the Mozilla 1.6 stuff &
>>have now come here for elucidation.
>>
>>Basically we want 1 user 1 pw 1 logon period. The last thing wanted or
>>needed is multiple places to mess with usernames & passwords (it would
>>be seen as a security risk).
>>
>>
>>TIA
>>
>>
>>Adam
>>
>
>

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