How to secure VSC access?
Recommended way is to set Basic authentication on this directory.
To do it go to IIS Configuration Window (Start / Run... , type "compmgmt.msc", open Internet Information Service (IIS) Manager) , click on Web Sites / Default Web Site. On the right side right click on VSC row and choose Properties. VSC Properties window should appear as shown below:
 Fig.1 VSC Properties window.On VSC Properties window go to Directory Security tab (red elipse) and press Edit button (green elipse) in Authentication and Access Control section.
On Authentication Methods window choose Basic Authentication (see Fig.2) and disable every other options!
 Fig.2 Basic authentication.After that changes access to VSC will be restricted and username/password of Windows user will be required to enter it.
 Fig.3 Username / password request.
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You should not use administrator username/password to access VSC, use some regular user instead. |
How to change VSC access password?
1)Go to start --> Run(1.) and type control userpasswords2(2.) and click "OK" button (3.)
2)Look for the VSC user(1.) and click the "reset password" button(2.)
3) Type the new password two times(1.), click "OK" button(2.). After clicking the second "OK" button(3.) the passoword for VSC user will be changed.
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