Authentication (the process of a user proving that they are who they say they are) in FlexWiki is simply ASP.NET authentication. That is, if the web application is configured to use Windows security via the

 <system.web>
   <authentication Mode="Windows" />
 </system.web>

section in the web.config file, then users will need to authenticate via Windows authentication. Similarly, if Forms authentication is enabled, authentication happens via the ASP.NET Forms module.

Out of the box, FlexWiki is configured not to authenticate at all. You will need to make the appropriate changes to web.config to select the authentication mechanism that applies to your organization.

If you select Forms authentication, basic login/logout forms are provided. You will need to configure a membership provider such as the SqlMembershipProvider, and you may well wish to replace the provided login/logout forms with your own.

Windows Authentication

If using Windows authentication, ensure that you enable Integrated Windows authentication in the Directory Security dialog of IIS properties, otherwise you will get a blank window in IE or an error message "XML Parsing Error:..." in Firefox.

See Also

FlexWikiAuthorization, FlexWikiSecurity