How enable digest or basic auth in IIS Express and set a user/password?

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I'm on Windows 2012 R2 and have IIS Express on it. How enable digest or basic auth in IIS Express and where set the username/password?

score -1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 03 '14 at 18:30

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Enable digest or basic auth in Web.config file

then run

iisexpress /config:c:\myconfig\web.config

Reference: IIS Express FAQ stated

Q: Does IIS Express use the same configuration system as IIS? A: Yes

answered Oct 03 '14 at 18:30

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