# Windows Authentication **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [August 3, 2007, 1:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/windows-authentication/111167 "2007-08-03T13:32:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hustler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/a8b319/32.png) [@hustler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hustler)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2007, 1:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/windows-authentication/111167/1 "2007-08-03T13:32:58Z")
I have developed a ruby application that runs on Linux. The application has to extract information from a web service which is located on an IIS that has enabled integrated windows authentication. Does anyone have any clue, example or How-to that can help me to create a connection to a server that uses windows authentication? /Henrik ---
**Author:** ![hustler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/a8b319/32.png) [@hustler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hustler)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2007, 1:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/windows-authentication/111167/2 "2007-08-03T13:43:55Z")
Quoting Henrik K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid): > I have developed a ruby application that runs on Linux. The application > has to extract information from a web service which is located on an IIS > that has enabled integrated windows authentication. > > Does anyone have any clue, example or How-to that can help me to create > a connection to a server that uses windows authentication? Do you mean NTLM? [http://rubyforge.org/projects/rubyntlm/](http://rubyforge.org/projects/rubyntlm/) ---
**Author:** ![hustler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/a8b319/32.png) [@hustler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hustler)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2007, 1:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/windows-authentication/111167/3 "2007-08-03T13:52:07Z")
That is exactly what I have been looking for. Thank you. Pau Garcia i Quiles wrote: > Quoting Henrik K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid): > > > I have developed a ruby application that runs on Linux. The application > > has to extract information from a web service which is located on an IIS > > that has enabled integrated windows authentication. > > > > Does anyone have any clue, example or How-to that can help me to create > > a connection to a server that uses windows authentication? > > Do you mean NTLM? > [http://rubyforge.org/projects/rubyntlm/](http://rubyforge.org/projects/rubyntlm/)