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all groups > iis security > january 2005 > threads for january 15 - 21, 2005

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Secure Communications buttons disabled - can't request certificate
Posted by Scott C. Reynolds at 1/21/2005 1:41:49 PM
Hello all, We are running IIS6 on windows 2k3. Our network guy has set up certificate server, and is trying to set up SSL on the OWA website (at first, but we will need to do so on other websites as well). In the properties of the web, however, if we go to Directory Security all of the ...more >>


Win2000 Pro IIS install?
Posted by Kerri Kellerman at 1/21/2005 8:45:15 AM
IIS is not installed by default in Windows 2000 Professional. It is apparently a required service to access certain web pages I have SP4 installed, and like most people did not install it from a CD. When I attempt to use the original Windows installation CD to Add/Remove Windows Components, ...more >>

IIS6 and host header value
Posted by Scott Dorsett at 1/21/2005 7:51:20 AM
I have a Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition on which I have two web sites. The default web site and a second web (we'll call it testsite) using a host header value. Both of these are running on a corporate intranet. The problem is that I have removed anonymous access for testsite and am usi...more >>

IIS6 / SSL / Certificate / SSLDiag error
Posted by Greg williams at 1/21/2005 7:01:05 AM
Hey all, here is the question of the day! We have 2 webservers. We setup SSL encyption about 2 months ago but I was not here to test it out. The certificates seem to be installed okay. However, when you type https://localhost/test.aspx you get "Page can not be displayed". However you ta...more >>

How to allow non-admins to create and manage Virtual Directories?
Posted by BB at 1/20/2005 12:09:04 PM
We want to allow developers to create and manage Virtual Directories with Visual studio and Internet Services Manager so they can test their work and create subwebs. We do not want them to be administrators. Operators rights in IIS (5) do not allow this. We believe this can be done by se...more >>

How to enable SSL on website
Posted by Uday at 1/20/2005 9:17:02 AM
Hi, I have to enable the site for SSL. I have installed the certificate and can enable the site using SSL from Directory Security etc. But users will be visiting the main page under http://www.abc.com and I want to redirect them to https://www.abc.com Where do I configure the autoredire...more >>

iis6 passthrough authentication from outside the domain
Posted by JimiC at 1/20/2005 3:30:57 AM
hi ive been having a bit of a read around the forum and whilst i see many threads that deal with this, i havent found one to make things completely clear for me yet. the web server i am dealing with runs outside of our domain, and this is fine for 99% of the things we need to run with pub...more >>

Deny requests from specific countries
Posted by walter1234 at 1/19/2005 2:53:08 PM
I would like to create an additional tab on the iis website properties page. I need to create an add-in to the IIS Management Utility as a new tab on the properties page. The function of this tab would be to allow the administrator to deny admitance to requesters from particular countries. C...more >>



Certification Authority port?
Posted by dylan at 1/19/2005 11:31:13 AM
Does anyone know what port the Microsoft Certification Authority service in Windows 2000 runs on? ...more >>

localhost http 500 error
Posted by Jeff Hodgers at 1/19/2005 10:56:51 AM
I have just installed the .NetSDK framework and enabled IIS on my local XP machine. I followed the Config Details at the bottom of the StartSamples.htm page. My problem is I am unable to display localhost. I get an http 500 error. Directory security in the IIS mgr indicates allow anonymous l...more >>

Wininet Authentication Problem
Posted by jeff NO[at]SPAM cumpsty.co.uk at 1/19/2005 6:32:25 AM
Can anyone help? We have an internal web application which uses a proxy to handle user authentication. Sessions, and Authentication are handles by a client side cookie. I have a requirement to download files from the server to the client and process them with data (they are word documents...more >>

IIS6 + ISAPI Filter + Application Pool Identity problem
Posted by LF at 1/18/2005 11:34:36 PM
Hi, What permissions are required from an account that is used for Application pool in IIS6 so that ISAPI filter works properly? I created a normal User account on AD. I configured Application pool according to: http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/WindowsServ/2003/standard/proddoc...more >>

Can't Telnet to local Host
Posted by Dave Parker at 1/18/2005 7:45:03 AM
I'm in the process of following the "Securing Wireless LANs with Certificate Services" Build guide release 1.6, and I'm having problems verifying that anonymous access has been enabled. I've tried to connect to the local host IIS using its DNS alias and IP address but it won't connect (127.0...more >>

403 Forbidden - The server denies the specified (URL).
Posted by Geoff Murley at 1/18/2005 4:57:46 AM
On my IIS5.0 Web Server I have the Default Web and another Website: www.myWeb.co.uk for example. Both have the same IP address. On my Local Network both Web sites are accessible without any problems. However, outside the local Network, when trying to access www.myWeb.co.uk the following...more >>

Replacing SSL Cert in IIS 5 w/no downtime?
Posted by Chris H at 1/17/2005 5:05:34 PM
I have a SSL cert on a website in IIs 5 I need to replace it with a new one. The only way I can see to generate the CSR is to get rid of the current one and then I can generate a CSR for a new one. The whole company though, points to https:// For the 24 hours from when I remove the old one a...more >>

Making Security Alert popup go away
Posted by Xignals at 1/17/2005 4:27:14 PM
We have Project Server 2003 setup and running great with one little exception. When anyone outside the domain tries to access the site they always get a security alert even though they have accepted the certificate we created. The error is always "The name of the security certificate is in...more >>

ISAPI extensions and performance problems with NTLM authentication
Posted by Graham at 1/17/2005 10:30:13 AM
I have developed an ISAPI extension that acts as a proxy for content hosted by a a backend server. The idea is that the proxy (and IIS 6.0) will handle authentication and then forward user identification to the backend server. The proxy works fine when authentication is on. It also works when Wi...more >>

Setting grant access through IP address. Urgent!
Posted by San at 1/17/2005 2:35:02 AM
I am trying to grant access for a folder in IIS to a particular public IP address. I did it through the single computer and DNS lookup. However, was given "You are not authorized to view this page" error when I tried viewing the page. Any help is appreciated. Thnks ...more >>

security - been denied access to this machine
Posted by matvdl at 1/16/2005 4:58:43 PM
I have recently run into a number of problems access the IIS on my machine - there also appears to be other problems that I am guessing are all related somehow. When I open IIS i get a "you have been denied access to this machine" IIS is installed locally and the operating system is WinXP ...more >>

HELP: IIS6 FTP security & domains
Posted by chris1968 NO[at]SPAM gmail.com at 1/16/2005 9:17:28 AM
Anyone, I have a 2003 domain and I'm trying to setup an FTP site for my symantec live update on a member server. Instead of creating a domain account, I'm trying to use a local account on this member server. It keeps saying this user doesn't have permission to log on locally. I've eplicitly...more >>

Protecting text files
Posted by Sean at 1/15/2005 3:53:03 PM
I have a folder shared on the web that contains important reports. The reports are stored as text files. However, when a user directly enters the full path of the URL in the browser leading to the text file, the text file gets displayed. However, the user should only be able to view the te...more >>


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