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Ad hoc Apple App distribution IIS7 Windows Authentication IOS 5?

We have a Add hoc distribution for enterprice apps by a secure website. Since version 5 we have a problem with authentication in combination with IIS7. The user logs in with a windows username and password and clicks download. Then a "*itms-services://?action=download-manifest&url=domain*" action is been started.

**Before IOS 5:**

The user goes to url, types the username and password. The user press download and ***again*** the user need to type the username and password. The application is been installed.

**After installing IOS 5:**

The user goes to url, types the username and password. The user press download and get a domain "...." not found. There is no popup again, with the credentials, like before version of IOS 5..

**IIS Log**

When going to the website and clicking on the action=download that contains the Plist file the IIS shows 401 errors (not authenticated). But when I access the .plist or ipa file directly by url in safari I do get a POPUP to authenticate.

It look like there is a bug in IOS 5 "*itms-services://?action=download-manifest&url=domain*" actions does not support to authenticate....

This solution was working for a half year, but since IOS5 it doesnt work anymore...

iOS 5

Posted on Oct 19, 2011 7:10 AM

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Sep 23, 2013 1:04 PM in response to djroadstar

We have been distributing our iOS applications with ISA Server secured company web site. The web site is inside the company fire wall and the users will login through ISA Server. The iOS download/install agent will automatically popup a window to ask Windows user name/password when the .plist file is requested then the download will start.

Recently, we upgraded ISA Server to UAG (Unified Access Gateway). Now the iOS download/install agent is no longer asking for Windows user name/password. It just shows an error message "Cannot connect to ..."

Is there anybody here with any success to setup UAG to do secured iOS application distribution? Please share your knowledge and many thanks in advance.

Richard

Ad hoc Apple App distribution IIS7 Windows Authentication IOS 5?