unusual restriction: we can't present Basic Authentication dialog to a new client (who has mapped that dialog's "Enter Network Password" caption exclusively to an internal app). Client wants to reach a legacy ASP site using Basic Auth. and SSL.

Under the same IIS, we made an Anonymous Auth. virt.dir. (called Logon with only Default.aspx) to present a custom login page (2 textboxes and submit button).

We just want to authenticate anonymous user's entered credentials programmatically, somehow cache the credentials and redirect to the sister virtual directory (on same IIS) while not provoking the Basic Auth. dialog.

We can easily authenticate, such as with LogonUser API.
Googling reveals many with similar need, and some claims to have succeeded; but only posted code is the many who have failed :^)

thank you!


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