HowTo - Re-enable web service authentication after it was disabled

HowTo - Re-enable web service authentication after it was disabled

Although web service authentication is enabled by default with WebEdition R10 or later, this can be disabled as shown in below article:

Here are the steps to re-enable web service authentication after it was disabled:

* Locate {WebEdition}\Core\web.config and open for editing
* Find <add key="authRPForceUnsecure" value="true" /> entry and delete the entire line
* Save changes 

Default {WebEdition} path is : C:\TBS\WebEdition


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