URL authorization and authentication

In this recipe, we will configure the URL authorization rule and enable and disable the authentication type of the website.

Getting ready

We require an up-and-running IIS 10.0 instance. Security components should be installed. You should have administrative privileges.

How to do it...

1. Log in to Windows Server 2016 with an account with administrative privileges.
2. Open Server Manager from the Start menu or use the search window to find it.
3. Click on the Tools menu from Server Manager; you will find IIS Manager. Open it and click on the WIN2016IIS IIS server. Go to Features view and select Authorization Rules:

4. Go to the Actions pane of Authorization Rules. You have two options: Add Allow Rule... and Add Deny Rule..., as shown in the following screenshot. Click on Add Allow Rule...:

5. The following Add Allow Authorization Rule window pops up:

6. Here, we can select one out of All users, All Anonymous users, and Specified roles or user groups. Next, you can select any specified...