ASP.Net site using Windows Authentication pops up "Authentication Required Window" a lot in Firefox
asp.net, firefox, windows-authentication
Solution
This forum post recommends updating your web.config to allow anon on WebResource.axd: http://forums.asp.net/p/1295804/2515478.aspx#2515478
Not ideal - I don't really understand WHY axd requests are behaving like this.
NOTE: NTLM requires keep-alive, if you install fiddler or firebug you should be able to see the "Connection: keep-alive" messages in the request header: http://davenport.sourceforge.net/ntlm.html#ntlmHttpAuthentication
Problem
I have an ASP.Net application where I am using Windows authentication to deny access to some components via roles. When using IE, the site pops up the "Authentication Required" box once, allows the user to enter their username/password for Active Directory, and all is fine. HOWEVER, when using Firefox, it's "Authentication Required" box pops up, but when you click 'ok', it comes up again! It stays up a few dozen times! If you click cancel to all of them, it fails properly, denying access to the site. If you click cancel to all but 1 (Which you authenticate properly), it acts like you were properly authenticated. My goal here is to have Firefox act like IE, and only ask the user once.