Working with the IIS Lockdown Tool

by steven s. warren in Data Centers

on August 14, 2006, 12:36 PM PDT

Working with the IIS Lockdown Tool

Vulnerabilities in Microsofts Internet Information Services Web Server have caused it to be hammered by hackers. Microsoft has responded by releasing a utility called the IIS Lockdown Tool 2.1. This tool is designed to help Windows administrators quickly and easily secure an IIS Web server. Were going to demonstrate how to install and use this utility ...

Installing and using the tool The IIS Lockdown Tool is basically a wizard you can use to turn off some of the unused parts of IIS that are the most susceptible to hacker tampering. When you download the tool, you are prompted for a location to install the files, as shown in Figure A. more…

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