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Microsoft IIS 10.0 Cookbook

By : Ashraf Khan
5 (1)
Book Image

Microsoft IIS 10.0 Cookbook

5 (1)
By: Ashraf Khan

Overview of this book

This book will start with customizing your IIS 10 to various platforms/OS and tune it according to your business requirements. Moving on, we will focus on the functionalities of core fundamentals and perform practical scenarios in order to maximize the use of a reliable web server. Going further we will be covering topics like IIS 10 architecture, IIS modules,hosting web server platforms, virtual directories along with web site deployment, ports, enhanced security. We will also cover new features of IIS 10 like integration with Windows Server 2016 and Nano Server, HTTP/2, PowerShell 5 cmdlets etc . Towards the end, we will cover troubleshooting & diagnostic techniques of IIS 10. By the end of this book you will be well versed with maximizing the reliability of your webserver and will have immense knowledge in using IIS 10 effectively
Table of Contents (14 chapters)

Understanding available security on IIS 10.0

In this recipe, we will install security components available in Windows Server 2016 and browse the available installed security features in IIS Manager. We will also understand NTFS permissions.

Getting ready

We require an up-and-running IIS 10.0 instance. You should have administrative privileges. There are no other prerequisites.

How to do it...

  1. Log in to Windows Server 2016 from an account with administrative privileges.
  2. Click on the Start menu or type Server Manager in the search window. You will see the Server Manager...