customAuthentication Element authentication for security for ftpServer for site for sites [IIS Settings Schema]

Note

For more information about the customProviders element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: FTP Custom Authentication Providers <customProviders>.

Specifies the settings for Custom authentication for an FTP site.

Syntax

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements for this section.

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

Element

Description

add

Optional element.

Adds a provider to the collection of custom authentication providers.

remove

Optional element.

Clears the collection of custom authentication providers.

clear

Optional element.

Clears the collection of custom authentication providers.

Parent Elements

Element

Description

configuration

Specifies the root element in every configuration file that is used by IIS 7.

system.applicationHost

Specifies the root element for configuring Web process settings.

sites

Defines all sites on the server, and all applications and virtual directories in those sites.

site

Specifies configuration settings for a site.

ftpServer

Specifies the site-level settings for FTP features for FTP sites.

security

Specifies the site-level security options for an FTP site.

authentication

Specifies the site-level authentication settings for an FTP site.

Remarks

For more information about the customProviders element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: FTP Custom Authentication Providers <customProviders>.

Element Information

Configuration locations

ApplicationHost.config

Requirements

IIS 7

See Also

Reference

providers Element for customAuthentication for authentication for security for ftpServer for site for sites [IIS Settings Schema]