iOS 7 breaks windows authentication.

They are exactly the same thing on IIS and Apache... It's an HTTP spec, so my setup is essentially same. This issue has nothing to do with the server in that they all support the HTTP spec... In addition, you will see this issue noted via google, which is how I found this thread in the first place.

I appreciate your postive or negative confirmation of this issue under 7.0.4

This thread was created because of windows (NTLM and Kerberos) authentication problems on MS IIS and has been followed by IIS admins.

Create dedicated thread for Apache problems. It will be simpler for you, readers, Apple...

I may well do that since y'all are confused... The initial issue as this one not about IIS or Apache or whatever the server... it's about 7.0.4 and Safari and how they deals with http authentication... Hence it's relevance to this thread.

Uh, no. I don't want to start a war but it is you who are confused.

Our issue had to do SPECIFICALLY with Windows Authentication, IIS, and Kerberos.

I have noticed this issue with Win Auth (NTLM) as well with a SharePoint site we have. I noticed if I clear all cookies & data and request the page fresh all loads as expected. However a 2nd attempt will result in page loading, but it never completes. It occurs with IOS 6 & 7, and it seems to be rooted in the authentication cookie or session. Either the session is not being considered valid by Safari, or the session cookie is still being used when it is actually invalid. I'm not clear yet, but the issue seems to be tied to what Safari is storing after the original authentication using NTLM.

Does anyone have a workaround yet for this?

I know this was fixed in 7.0.3, but anyone seeing it again in iOS 8.0?

In Private mode doesn't fix it this time..

Windows Authentication sites are NOT working for me in iOS 8 on my iPhone 4s. However, they do work in Chrome on the same phone.

Some colleagues who have a 5s are saying the sites do work for them.

I am seeing it in Safari on iPhone 5 and iPad Air.

Works fine in Chrome.

Hi All,

It seems to be that if you have to have a closed the browser and then you can open it and go to the website that requires Windows Auth but then it will prompt for 2 requests for your username and password and on that 2nd request it will stop loading and then the browser will not do anything until you force close the browser.

We tried - 2 Different Servers, FQDN (for each seperate servers), IP, Server Name, Also in Private Browsing on all these on the following devices iPhone 4s,5,5s, iPad Air and none work.

I tried a website that does not use Windows Authentication and that loaded fine with no problems.

Chrome does work perfectly.

Any sort of ETA for a fix Apple?

Similar behavior here on my iPhone and iPad Mini. Prompts twice for authentication (should only once), then the spinner spins at the top forever and the page never loads.

With Chrome on the same devices, it prompts only once for authentication and the site comes right up.

Just a heads up.... We got it to work in Safari to some degree by using the new "Request Desktop Site" feature available in Safari - iOS 8. At your login tap the address bar then swipe down, the request desktop feature becomes visible. When we selected it, it authenticated and let us on through. Still it seems rather flaky. Like the rest of the posts above, Chrome seems to work the best.

I tried that and it didn't help my problem any, but thanks.