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The Power of Security Templates

By Mark Burnett, 07/08/2002

File-system and registry security plays such a vital role in Web server security that exploring security templates in detail is well worth the time.

Boost Security: Limit Public Information

By Tony Howlett, 07/08/2002

The seemingly innocuous data that you make public can provide a wealth of information for intruders.

IIS Informant: Creating Wildcard Certificates on a Web site

By Brett Hill, 07/08/2002

Although IIS 5.0 supports wildcard certificates, IIS won't let you create a valid request for a wildcard certificate. Learn about a solution to this mysterious problem.

Deploy URLScan to Protect Your IIS Server

By Randy Franklin Smith, 07/08/2002

Randy Franklin Smith takes you through the process of customizing URLScan for your environment, delving into the ins and outs of the urlscan.ini file configuration options.

The Myth of IIS Downtime

By Wayne Berry, 07/08/2002

Does IIS seem unstable to you? In reality, IIS is an extremely dependable platform. The real culprits of IIS downtime are probably your custom static files, CGI applications, ...

IIS Informant: Using the IIS Lockdown Tool 2.0 to Modify Server Roles

By Brett Hill, 07/08/2002

The IIS Lockdown Tool is excellent for applying a security baseline to Web servers. Lockdown Tool 2.0 lets users easily specify the role that IIS serves by advising the tool which ...


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