Delegated digest authentication uses this metabase key as a switch between basic digest and delegated digest. If the property is set to TRUE, the new Security Support Provider Interface (SSPI) code for delegated digest is used. In all other cases (FALSE, empty or not set), IIS uses the basic digest code.
| Data type | Boolean |
| Default value | Empty |
| Inheritance | Inheritable |
This property is accessible at the following locations:
| Metabase Path | Key Type |
| /LM/W3SVC | IIsWebService |
| /LM/W3SVC/N | IIsWebServer |
| /LM/W3SVC/N/ROOT | IIsWebVirtualDir |
| /LM/W3SVC/N/ROOT/WebVirtualDir | IIsWebVirtualDir |
| /LM/W3SVC/N/ROOT/WebVirtualDir/WebDirectory | IIsWebDirectory |
| /LM/W3SVC/N/ROOT/WebVirtualDir/WebDirectory/WebFile | IIsWebFile |
The following table lists additional information required only for code that uses the IIS Admin Base Object.
| Metabase identifier | MD_USE_DIGEST_SSP |
| User type | IIS_MD_UT_FILE |