Is there anyway of setting RSS feeds in SharePoint for public access, not requiring a username and password, but rather authenticating the user by a hashkey or something of the like? I am trying to find a way of allowing an app (such as Google Reader) to view SharePoint feeds but am getting nowhere with it. Many thanks in advance.
Moved byMike Walsh FINFriday, September 19, 2008 11:30 AMwrong forum (Moved from SharePoint - Design and Customization to SharePoint - Setup, Upgrade, Administration and Operation)
I am not sure if this will work since we do not allow public access, but:
- Go into Central Admin, Application Management, Authentication providers - Click on the Zone that your public users will access - Check the box "Enable anonymous access". (This only allows admins of sites to turn on anonymous access, it does not turn it on for the entire server.)
- Go to the site containing the feed you want to allow public access - Go to Site Actions/Site Settings - Go to Advanced Permissions - Drop down the Settings menu and choose Anonymous Access - Choose Lists and libraries, click OK
- Go to the list you want to give public RSS access - Drop down the Settings menu and choose List Settings - Click on Permissions for this list - Drop down the Settings menu and choose Anonymous Access - Check View Items and click OK
I am not sure if this will work since we do not allow public access, but:
- Go into Central Admin, Application Management, Authentication providers - Click on the Zone that your public users will access - Check the box "Enable anonymous access". (This only allows admins of sites to turn on anonymous access, it does not turn it on for the entire server.)
- Go to the site containing the feed you want to allow public access - Go to Site Actions/Site Settings - Go to Advanced Permissions - Drop down the Settings menu and choose Anonymous Access - Choose Lists and libraries, click OK
- Go to the list you want to give public RSS access - Drop down the Settings menu and choose List Settings - Click on Permissions for this list - Drop down the Settings menu and choose Anonymous Access - Check View Items and click OK
