Authentication Request Issues On Your Office Documents

1. Authentication Request Issues On Your Office Documents Microsoft office is a lot more than Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook. There are also mobile apps for Windows and Mac which grabs the attraction of users. Latest features like Microsoft Office online enable you to collaborate with a team of people using email, chat and share point. Your Microsoft Office sometimes asks for authentication when you open a document even though you have entered your credentials. This error is called Microsoft Office bug and occurs mostly when the MS office accesses your documents directly from the server. When you open an office document, the web client sends OPTIONS Request header to the server to check the Web Dav communication. The response header received to the web client results in prompting the authentication requests. Most of the browsers download the file and call the application to download from the local cache. In case, if the filename is changed, it will not be saved to the

2. server and now when you open any document, the application asks for authentication requests. You can follow the below guidelines to overcome the above error. Explanations and guidelines are also available in detail in our Microsoft Office support websites. You can follow the below guidelines to overcome the above error. Form-based Authentication You can implement proxy/firewall server using Form based authentication to maintain direct edit functionality. With the help of HTML Forms-based authentication with persistent cookies, applications outside the browser can use cookies. Cookies will not be deleted when you close the browser or the office application. You can now access the documents even from a different location. Use trusted site zones •The zone contains websites are safe websites. The files you download from these websites will not damage your computer data and ensures secure usage. •By using trusted websites, you can prevent corruption of documents and server will not ask you authentication requests when you open your office documents. For intranet users If you are an intranet user, you can configure the server to Integrated Windows authentication and then enable the automatic login. Select the Remember password option You can also use Remember password option to remember your username password. Password will be automatically displayed and the application will not ask for the Authentication request. Ensure that your computer is in private trusted environment before using this option. Leave the application open 2

3. To maintain direct editing functionality, you can try leaving the application open after the first access. Download the files directly to your system Another way to resolve the authentication request is to download the file directly to your system and then open the files instead of opening it directly from the browser. Disable Web DAV or the support of the OPTIONS and PROPFIND If the application is not intended to use Web DAV or the Web Service Extension, the functionality can be prohibited from the default server setting that is running IIS. If you still find any issues resolving the error, you can also get Microsoft Office support assistance from www.microsoft-help-desk.com or 1-855-559-2230. Microsoft Office support team is also available through chat to resolve problems when you get authentication requests opening your documents. 3