Hello all,
Hopefully someone can assist me.
I currently have the following setup:
- Windows Server 2012
- IIS 8
- WebDAV feature installed.
- Created a website in IIS.
- Enabled WebDAV on the site.
- Changed Authentication to "Windows Authentication". (Disabled "Anonymous".)
- Created the WebDAV Publishing Rule with "All Content", "All Users" and "Read, Source, Write" access.
- Added two Virtual Directories pointing to the folders I want to share (folders reside on the same server).
- From a client machine I can add a "Network Location" pointing to HTTP://servername, enter my credentials and from there I can see the 2 Virtual Directories I created. I am able to copy, move, delete, add and edit files with no issues.
I now want to change the access method to use HTTPS (SSL). To that end I did the following:
- Created a new self-signed certificate using IIS.
- Added a HTTPS binding to the site and associated the certificate I created in the previous step to the binding.
- Changed the Authentication to "Basic Authentication" (and disabled the "Windows Authentication").
- Configured the "SSL Settings" on the site to only accept SSL connections.
- Changed the WebDAV settings for the site so that "Requires SSL Access" is set to "True".
When I now try to add a "Network Location" pointing to HTTPS://servername I get prompted to "Select Certificate". If I cancel the "Select Certificate" dialog box it will pop-up again 2 more times and then I will be prompted for my username/password. I enter my username/password correctly. Now, after entering my username/password, it will sometimes: a) again prompt to "Select Certificate" which I again cancel and then it will "loop" between asking me for a username/password and then "Select Certificate" a few times before settling down and asking me 3 times for my username/password; or b) ask me 2 more times for my username/password. In either case, after the last prompt for a username/password I get a message saying "The folder you entered does not appear to be valid. Please choose another.".
If I go back to the site and revert the changes made to Authentication, SSL Settings and WebDAV settings I can again connect with no issues toHTTP://servername.
What am I doing wrong? (I'm sure it is just a simple little thing I am overlooking. Or maybe not
.)