HTTP Error 401.2 - Unauthorized You are not authorized to view this page due to invalid authentication headers
basic-authentication, http-status-code-401, iis-7.5, unauthorizedaccessexcepti
Solution
Make sure Anonymous access is enabled on IIS -> Authentication.
But also right click on it, then click on Edit, and choose a domain\username and password. (With access to the physical folder of the application).
Problem
i want to allow access to `Anonymous.aspx` page to all user, i have set Basic Authentication to Enabled, and Connect as to specific user. my problem is when trying to access `http://MyIPAddress/MyAlias/Anonymous.aspx`, authentication popup appears--ideally it shouldn't, and when i close popup, getting `401.2 Unauthorized error`--it's obvious Error Summary HTTP Error 401.2 - Unauthorized You are not authorized to view this page due to invalid authentication headers. Error Code 0x80070005 below is snap of my web.config file. ``` <configuration> <system.web> <authentication mode=“Windows“/> </system.web> <location path=“Anonymous.aspx“> <system.web> <authorization> <allow users=“*“/> </authorization> </system.web> </location> </configuration> ``` how can i solve this error.