make 'remember password' work in IIS

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make 'remember password' work in IIS

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If I use directory security (integrated windows authentication) on a virtual directory, my remember password does NOT work. It remembers my username, but no my password. I have been to IIS servers before where this DOES work, so I know it's a setting that I'm missing somewhere...but don't know where.

If I set the same thing up with apache and .htaccess, it works fine (remembers both UN and pass).

does anyone know the setting I need to change to make this remember both in IIS? I've tried changing the password to 'clear text' and that didn't resolve the issue (thank god :D )

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**bump** 8)
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Re: make 'remember password' work in IIS

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Burrito wrote:If I use directory security (integrated windows authentication) on a virtual directory, my remember password does NOT work.
Humorously, it works, but probably not the way you think.

It "remembers" the password for that browsing session. Once you close the browser, it dumps it.
Burrito wrote:It remembers my username, but no my password. I have been to IIS servers before where this DOES work, so I know it's a setting that I'm missing somewhere...but don't know where.
Right - it remembers the name, but it dumps the password after that browser session.

The difference here is that unlike you, I've never seen one that does it in any other way. Perhaps I've never seen that configuration before, or I'm mistaken. But to my knowledge, I've never seen that.
Burrito wrote:If I set the same thing up with apache and .htaccess, it works fine (remembers both UN and pass).
Not a fair comparison - thats totally different technologies. :)

I'm not aware of a way to do it across browser sessions. Sorry I couldnt help more. :(
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I think the only solution is via artificial creation (generate the login through php and store it encrypted in a cookie)..
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OK, I just remembered where I've seen it work and I will contact the guy who set it up and ask him how he did it and report back with what I find....
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...he can't remember.

damn him for not being able to remember something so simple from 2 years ago 8O
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