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How to hide login prompt for Sharepoint 2016 admin URL's (via internet) when anonymous user try to a
I have built a public website via SharePoint 2016 and have enabled anonymous user access to it. But the issue is, if an anonymous user tries to access an admin link a login prompt pops up. How could i only show the login prompt if the request comes only with in an intranet. I have tried many solutions from google results but with no success. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Hi nawazpa_
What would be the desired effect?
What would you like to happen at the click of one of these links?
Could you please give us an example of a link that generates the authentication popup?
_layouts/15/settings.aspx?
Cheers
Federico
Hi @Fed
Yes exactly , if an anonymous user tries a link like '_layouts/15/settings.aspx?' an authentication popup shows. I need it to be hidden if tried from internet and only want windows authenticated users to access those links. I hope i am clear enough.
Hi nawazpa_ perfect :)
You can't prevent to show authentication popup, but you can hide links from masterpage (ie ribbon, settings) or from page layout.
You need to use SPSecurityTrimmedControl class
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/office/sharepoint-server/ms476454(v=office.15)
Make a copy of the MasterPage, or modify your current MasterPage, and wrap all parts you need to "hide" to Anonymous users with this snippet
<SharePoint:SpSecurityTrimmedControl runat=”server” AuthenticationResctriction="AuthenticateUsersOnly">
[here there are features you need to show only for Authenticated people]
</SharePoint:SpSecurityTrimmedControl>You can already put some feature you need only for Anonymous users
<SharePoint:SpSecurityTrimmedControl runat=”server” AuthenticationResctriction="AnonymousUsersOnly ">
[here there are features you need to show only for Authenticated people]
</SharePoint:SpSecurityTrimmedControl>Cheers,
Federico
- Not sure If I follow you here: if anonymous access has been enabled in the site, the credentials prompt should not show up to the user unless he/she is trying to access a resource that requires permissions
Yes, you are right. If a user tries Sharepoint admin URL like _layouts and tries to access it, then the login prompt comes. But i don't want the popup to be displayed if a user tries to access the admin URL's from internet. I hope i am clear enough.
