The Workflow Designer Authenticates Through Active Directory When Connecting to a Non-Local Instance of the Workflow Server.

November 17, 2008 | KB: 1012104
Workflow Suite 8

Summary

If the Workflow Designer is on a different computer from the Workflow Server, it uses Windows authentication to connect to the Workflow Server. This means that the Workflow Designer will be unable to connect to a non-local Workflow Server if there is no domain. When you open the Workflow Designer in such a configuration, you may receive the following error message:

    The server has rejected the client credentials.

This situation does not apply when the Workflow Designer and the Workflow Server are both running on the same computer. No domain is needed in this configuration.