Hi, How i can disable "Edit with MS Front Page" in Internet Explorer? i am having IIS4 and .asp files web site? some of the users use it to modify the web content without permisions. thanks Tom ...more >>

Hi all, is there a way to change the banner (connection string) of iis5? I know how to do this for the smtp service, but i don`t find anything for the W3svc. Any Idea!? Thx, Martin ...more >>

I recently installed an SSL certificate for use with Exchange 2000 Outlook Web Access As all my users are on IE 6, I also invoked the "Require 128 bit encryption" But one of my users was still unable to access it, getting a message to the effect that the site requires a higher level of encry...more >>

I need to rename/delete a directory in a site hosted in IIS5. It's on a shared server, a subdir of the document root. I stop the site in IIS and try to rename it, but on the hd and in IIS, but I can't, getting this error: Cannot rename [DIRNAME]: Access is denied. Make sure that the ...more >>

So, I must've been hacked on Sunday, becuase all my local server accounts were disabled. Now, I'm trying to get our site back online, but re-enabling these accounts had no effect. Anybody out there know the steps to fix the settings the hackers changed? I'm frantically searching for things t...more >>

I'm trying to sign on some secure websites like ARMY PERSONNEL COMMAND and ARMY kNOWLEDGE ONLINE and I am unable to do it. My computer has 128 bit. If I need more than that to be able to sign on this websites, how do I get more? If I have to download more bits, what website I go to? OR W...more >>

Hi. Trying to stop the possibility of some hackers getting into my network I disabled the accounts IUSR_... and IWAM_... Now starting this last weekend I'm seeing lots of warnings in the system log like this: "The server was unable to logon the Windows NT account 'IUSR_...' due to the follow...more >>

I do an security audit on our WEB applications. What is the most secure method to send an email via an ASP page? The method with calls to CDO object or the method that create a mail file in the \pickup subdirectory of the SMTP service? Is the SMTP service running on the web server a groot ...more >>

Hello All: I beliieve I may have overcooked security settings a bit when I applied the MS Lockdown tool along with URLscan. I have an api that must be accessed by way of Server.CreateObject in order for a shopping cart to send data to the payment processor. More specifically the syntax is: ...more >>

A question about IP addresses. If an individual or company has IP address of my home computer, how can this be traced to my name and address? In other words, who has access to this information? ISP?...more >>

HI! TODAY I RECIEVED AN EMAIL FROM "SERVICE@MICROSOFT.COM" TO MY ADDRESS, MOOREFAN2003@YAHOO.COM IT WAS A RECIEPT FOR $19.00 THAT HAD BEEN CHARGED TO MY CREDIT CARD. I HAVEN'T ORDERED ANYTHING FROM MICROSOFT!!??? REBECCA....more >>

I've developed this javascript which loads the location to a file (i.e. c:\images\picture1.gif). This script then enables me to view the file which happens to be an image file. What is happening is that I am getting the error off the script of Access is denied. Otherwise, something in IIS, I'...more >>

I have noticed that message popping after yesterday when i was surfing in certain sites SECURITY ALERT about certain Certificate that it has expired or not yet Valid etc and is showing in certain sites when i surf... In the past i do not had a message like that Is it Microsoft tweaking...more >>

I have just installed IIS 5.0. on my W2K for web server. I have done some major security setting as suggested in some publications I read but now I realised that I shouldn't have located my \Inetpub\wwwroot\ directory under C:\ (where my OS is installed). Instead, I should have located i...more >>

I would like to use Indexing service in IIS 5, but i facing a problem on 1) How to create a connection between IIS 5 and catalog?. Story : I have created a catalog in indexing service and i'm able to search the text thru 'Query the catalog' file. But now i want it to be accessed via Web. I al...more >>

Where I can find URLSCAN.INI samples whith comments? Thanks Jean-Marc...more >>

Hello ! I'm Using Win. Xp Pro. with IIS v. 5.1 The problem is that recently I can't view pages that I created (asp, html etc...) on my localhost. I keep getting the error message: " The page cannot be displayed The page you are looking for is currently unavailable. The Web site might...more >>

Hi, I have a problem with resetting iis server in win2k. I am using iisreset command.It is saying iis admin service is disabled.How to enable the iis admin service. thanks...more >>

If I have a default web page, say default.asp which has multiple frames such as banner, navigation, and main. Furthermore lets say the main frame displays a signup/login page called loginpage.asp. Now I display the page with https://www.mydomain.com/default.asp Now a user signs up or ...more >>

Hello all together! After a long time of trying I have found, that Microsoft's URLSCAN (from the Lockdown tool) has some strange behaviors if it is used on virtual directories that have only integrated authentication enabled! So, as you can see below, each request is first called without t...more >>

What happens to encryption when using a connection to a web server that has an expired certificate? 1) Are you still able to navigate the site even though the certificate expired? 2)Is encryption still enabled? Thanks, Benny...more >>

I've had this problem before but I can't remember how I fixed it. Hopefully someone can help me. I have some folders on my HD and I didn't put them there. I believe they have hidden characters in the folder name. When I try to delete them it tells me they are in use. Or it says directory n...more >>

Is it possible to have multiple SSL sites on the same server?? https://www.site1.ca https://www.site2.ca ...more >>

Hello, from the information of the MS UrlScan Website the tool will screens all incoming requests to the server by filtering the requests. Has the URLScan Ttool V.2.5 an impact of the performance of the IIS? After the installation of the tool will the performance of the IIS 4.0/5.0 ...more >>

Would somebody have an idea of how to replace the IIS Login Dialog with a custom one. I could create my own and disable Basic and Integrated Windows Authentication; however the idea is to use the IIS Authentication for security reasons. Thanks in advance for any tip....more >>

The server was unable to logon the Windows NT account 'IUSR_WIN2KBOX due to the following error: The referenced account is currently locked out and may not be logged on to. The data is the error code. For additional information specific to this message please visit the Microsoft Online Su...more >>

I have installed a Stand-alone Certificate Services. When I attempted to access the online form to request a client certificate I get an onscreen message saying "Downloading ActiveX control" This message just stays there and the ActiveX is never downloaded preventing me from submitting the Cer...more >>

I have given Grant access permission on a web folder and still these users are unable to access the URL through the browser. But, when another folder is created and these same files are transferred and given permissions using a common userid and password then they can access to this server...more >>

Hi, Is there any way to get more information about the certificate server after to have change IP in Windows 2000 server? Page not Found in https The website was configured to run with htpps. This old configuration has worked before. cedric...more >>

Hello: IIS 6.0, Windows 2003 Server Web Edition. Was playing around with security on our test server and changed the Windows user account for anonymouse access under IIS >> Web Sites >> Directory Security >> Authentication and Access Control, Edit to a different account. Now, I wan...more >>

Does anybody ever reply to any of these problems posted?...more >>

Hi, We have planned to use client certificates issued from Microsoft Certificate Server. I have tried using browser based client of certificate server to request for client certificate. Is there a programmatic support for requesting a client certificate? Any help or pointer to this would be...more >>

Dear all, Server configuration Windows 2000 + SP3 + IIS 5 The IIS server is currently set to use "Integrated Windows Authentication" only. Everytime, other branch offices (connected via VPN), will get prompted with a login dialog when they try to access the pages. I got a problem ...more >>

Does any body know of a way that a virtual directory can be implemented by translatating another site... eg. WebServer on dmz has a virtual directory that points to a web server on the lan side and acts like it is a virtual server but is translating or passing thou the information to the web ser...more >>

I have a web site running with SSL 128 bit encryption. It seems like it is taking too long to load the page and some time give the error page cannot be display. Refresh brings back the page. Can anyone help me solve this problem? Background: The web site is behind the firewall and the a...more >>

I am getting HTTP 404 - File not found error on IIS 5.0. I check the NTFS security on file and is not a hidden file as well. I am running IIS5.0 on windows 2000 server. I am trying to download the install.exe file and it comes up with following. The page cannot be found The pa...more >>

im trying to do a certificate but when i go to IIS and i click into folder properties in "folder security/server certificate"... all is disabled why? how can i do to enable these options? thanks david...more >>