How can I stop the login prompts after URL authorization has been denied?

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Is there a way within web.config or IIS 7 settings that will stop the login prompts and just force the user to the 401 error upon being denied due to URL Authorization rule?

Right now, it successfully restricts access to the page, but doesn't display the "401 - Unauthorized: Access is denied due to invalid credentials" error until after you click cancel on the login prompt.

Using Windows 2008 R2, IIS 7.5, Windows Authentication, Impersonation, and URL Authorization.

Below is a sample of how my web.config file looks like...

XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 
<configuration> 
    <system.webServer> 
        <security> 
            <authorization> 
                <remove users="*" roles="" verbs="" /> 
                <add accessType="Allow" roles="iis7test\BobAndFriends" />             

            </authorization> 
        </security> 
    </system.webServer> 
    <location path="bobsSecret.aspx"> 
        <system.webServer> 
            <security> 
                <authorization> 
                    <remove users="" roles="iis7test\BobAndFriends" verbs="" /> 
                    <add accessType="Allow" users="iis7test\Bob" />                  

                </authorization> 
            </security> 
        </system.webServer> 
    </location> 
</configuration>

Posted 5-Aug-12 20:07pm

Tyson3264

Updated 10-Aug-23 9:26am

Deeksha Shenoy

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may be following link is helpful to you

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/217678/how-to-generate-an-401-error-programatically-in-an-asp-net-page[^]

Posted 5-Aug-12 20:21pm

Sangramsingh Pawar

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Tyson3264 · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-24T11:29:00

Solved by using httpErrors in web.config. The site now redirects to the custom error page and does not prompt for windows credentials 3 times.

XML

<system.webServer>
   <httpErrors errorMode="DetailedLocalOnly" defaultResponseMode="File">
     <remove statusCode="401" />
     <error statusCode="401" path="/AccessDenied.aspx" responseMode="ExecuteURL" />
   </httpErrors>
 </system.webServer>