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=?Utf-8?B?VEs=?=

2004-01-24, 1:46 am

Question about Windows Server 2003 and IIS 6.0:

Microsoft states: A Windows CAL is not required if access to the server software is via the Internet and is "unauthenticated"—for example, accessing a Web site for general information where no identifying credentials are exchanged.

Does an internet site that offers its services with a subscription have to get a Windows CAL for each subscriber since they have to be authenticated to use the site?

Thanks,
TK

=?Utf-8?B?VEs=?=

2004-01-24, 1:46 am

Hello,

thanks for the quick response. The authentication would be done by the web site using mysql not by windows 2003. Is that still considered basic or integrated authentication?

Thanks,
TK
Fred Yarbrough

2004-01-24, 1:49 am

TK,
From my understanding if you are using a "home grown" authentication
method like an SQL database then you are fine since all connections are
basically Anonymous with your code controlling the access. If you ARE using
NT accounts on the server to control access then you need a CAL for each
user if the machine is built up as a "Per Seat" license. If you do plan on
using NT accounts to control access to your server then you are better off
to build the server up as a "Per Server" license.

Fred

"TK" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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quote:

> Question about Windows Server 2003 and IIS 6.0:
>
> Microsoft states: A Windows CAL is not required if access to the server


software is via the Internet and is "unauthenticated"-for example, accessing
a Web site for general information where no identifying credentials are
exchanged.
quote:

>
> Does an internet site that offers its services with a subscription have to


get a Windows CAL for each subscriber since they have to be authenticated to
use the site?
quote:

>
> Thanks,
> TK
>




Tim Coffey

2004-02-08, 9:34 pm

No. If you are setting up users within SQL, and they are authenticating against a database, then you do not have to worry about windows CALs.

Thank you. I hope this information is helpful.

Tim Coffey [MSFT]

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thanks for the quick response. The authentication would be done by the web site using mysql not by windows 2003. Is that still considered basic or
integrated authentication?



Thanks,

TK
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