Some browsers do not send user credentials for a request until challenged. For these browsers, the sequence of events on every request for a protected file is:

send request receive authorization required response resend request with authorization information receive file ...

The basis of WanderWare is an isapi authentication filter targetted to the creation of secure member areas on iis web servers. It meets the needs of sites that require the protection of pages, image files, and other files through user password protected mechanisms. Membership or paid subscription based sites running iis needing to prevent hot-linking of images and content will find this highly secure authentication isapi filter of special interest ...