This post involves a look into Microsoft’s proprietary NT LAN manager (NTLM) and its dependency on HTTP keep alives.

The client in this “tale” reported that their SharePoint site was available over the Internet via their proxy server (in this case ISA Server 2006), but not from within the server farm. In this scenario, they were attempting to use to provide workflow based business logic to their SharePoint 2007 site – and repeatedly getting a  (Unauthorized: Access is denied due to invalid credentials). Continue reading →