Limit access to your IIS site to specific security Active Directory groups
You can limit access to your IIS site to specific security Active Directory (AD) groups. Here are the steps to do this: Step 1 : Create or Identify the Security Group in Active Directory 1. Open Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) on your domain controller. 2. Navigate to the Organizational Unit (OU) where you want to create the group. 3. Right-click the OU, select New > Group . 4. Name your group and ensure the Group scope is set to Security . 5. Add users to this group who should have access to the IIS site. Step 2: Configure IIS to Use Windows Authentication 1. Open IIS Manager on your web server. 2. Select your site from the Connections pane. 3. Double-click Authentication in the Features View . 4. Enable Windows Authentication and Disable other authentication methods like Anonymous Authentication . Step 3 : Set NTFS Permissions for the Site Folder 1. Navigate to the folder containing your IIS site's content. 2. Right-click the folder, select Properties