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Asked: 2026-05-10T21:51:56+00:00

I am using .net2.0 and IIS6. When using .net Forms Authentication: How to limit

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I am using .net2.0 and IIS6.

When using .net Forms Authentication: How to limit access to resources like pdf files to authenticated users only; so in order to access a file say mysite.com/mydoc.pdf they would have to be authenticated first (go through the login page)

It seems that by default only the .aspx pages are protected. E.g. to include the .html, I had to follow the steps described here.

EDIT

Thanks guys for very quick replies, the answer by Keltex worked perfectly for me as I needed a quick fix for a demo system.

Other answers are very interesting as well and they will be useful when dealing with the production system.

You are more then welcome to post other answers

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  1. You have to configure IIS to process wildcard extensions. Thus .pdf & .html extensions will be authenticated. Here’s how for IIS6:

    http://professionalaspnet.com/archive/2007/07/27/Configure-IIS-for-Wildcard-Extensions-in-ASP.NET.aspx

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