When you run a SAS Stored Process using the SAS Stored Process Web Application, you might find that neither anonymous access nor basic authentication work properly if the SAS^® Metadata Repository was migrated from SAS^® 9.3 to SAS^® 9.4.

If you encounter this problem, be aware that user authentication does not work properly in the following cases:

• A URL that is similar to the following does not work properly for anonymous access:
  
  http://your–server.com:8080/SASStoredProcess/guest
• A URL that is similar to the following does not work properly for basic authentication:
  
  http://your–server.com:8080/SASStoredProcess/do1
• A URL that includes the _USERNAME= and _PASSWORD= parameters might not work correctly.

In these cases, you are prompted to provide authentication by using SAS Logon Manager.

You can avoid this problem by using the following workaround:

1. On the Plug-ins tab in SAS^® Management Console, select Application Management ► Configuration Manager ► SAS Application Infrastructure ► Stored Process Web App 9.4 ► Properties.
2. On the Advanced tab in the properties dialog box, add the property name and value:
   
   • For Property Name, enter App.AcceptDirectCredentials.
   • For Property Value, enter true.
3. Save the changes.
4. Restart your application web server to activate the change.

For more information about anonymous access and basic authentication, see "Authentication in the SAS Stored Process Web Application" in the SAS^® 9.4 Stored Processes: Developer's Guide

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