[...]... IIS 6.0 Table 1.2 IIS 6.0 Manageability Improvements Feature Explanation New HTML IIS Administration Interface IIS 6.0 includes a revamped HTML administra­ tion website that improves on the functionality of that offered in IIS 4.0 and IIS 5.0 See Chapter 3, “Installing IIS 6.0 , for more infor­ mation on the administrative tools available for IIS 6.0 XML-Based Metabase The metabase stores most of IIS ... performance over previous versions of IIS However, it is the improvements in security and scalability that will probably most impress systems administrators By the end of this chapter, you will be familiar with the major components of IIS 6.0, how IIS 6.0 differs from previous versions, and the workings of the internal architecture of IIS 6.0 1 2 Chapter 1 • Introducing IIS 6.0 IIS 6.0 Enhancements This section... 40 Installing or Modifying IIS 6.0 Using the Add/Remove Programs Control Panel 44 Installing IIS 6.0 Using Automated Installation (Unattended Setup) 49 Installing IIS 6.0 During the Windows 2003 Server Setup 50 Installing IIS 6.0 After the Windows 2003 Server Setup 54 Upgrading IIS 5.0 to IIS 6.0 55 Post-Installation... messages Manages the IISADMIN metabase Nntpsvc.dll Inetinfo.exe Iisadmin.dll Inetinfo.exe IISAdmin Service Introducing IIS 6.0 • Chapter 1 Core Component Service Short Name 11 12 Chapter 1 • Introducing IIS 6.0 We will look at the Web publishing service and the IISAdmin service in more detail later on HTTP.SYS Kernel Mode Driver One of the major IIS 6.0 enhancements over previous IIS versions is the... Application Processing Modes As mentioned previously, IIS 6.0 offers two application processing modes: the native IIS 6.0 worker process isolation mode, and the IIS 5.0 isolation mode Depending on which processing method you choose, the IIS 6.0 processing architecture for web applications varies IIS 6.0 Worker Process Isolation Mode When using IIS 6.0 worker process isolation mode, the administrator... used by IIS 5.0 or earlier) This section will provide an overview of all the major components of IIS 6.0, and how they tie together For someone new to IIS, or even someone with a familiarity with the older pre -IIS 6.0 architecture, this can be a little daunting However a good understanding of the IIS 6.0 components and how they operate will help you troubleshoot errors and ensure that your IIS 6.0 installation... in the IIS 6.0 FTP server to allow administrators to create home directo­ ries for each user underneath the FTP server’s root folder, while simultaneously preventing the user from navigating outside his or her own individual directory 9 10 Chapter 1 • Introducing IIS 6.0 Understanding IIS 6.0 Architecture IIS 6.0 provides a new processing architecture that differs from previous versions of IIS While... exception to this is Windows 2003 Server Web Edition, where a number of IIS 6.0 com­ ponents are installed by default See Chapter 3 for more information, including unattended installations Continued 7 8 Chapter 1 • Introducing IIS 6.0 Table 1.4 IIS 6.0 Security Enhancements Feature Explanation Installed in Locked-down” Mode IIS 6.0 is installed in locked-down mode While File Transfer Protocol (FTP),... used by IIS 6.0 no Cannot be Executed longer have permissions to run command line tools, such as batch files and executables This helps prevent attackers from gaining access to cmd.exe and similar tools Continued Introducing IIS 6.0 • Chapter 1 Table 1.4 IIS 6.0 Security Enhancements Feature Explanation Support for Advanced Advanced digest authentication allows the Digest Authentication new IIS 6.0 worker... user code, ensuring that faulty user code is unable to affect the core IIS 6.0 services This includes Internet Server Application Programming Interface (ISAPI) fil­ ters, which previously ran in the core Inetinfo.exe process For more information on the new IIS 6.0 architecture, see the IIS 6.0 Architecture” section in this chapter IIS 6.0 periodically checks the health of web application pools If the . KEY SERIAL NUMBER 00 1 PO9873D5FG 00 2 829KMGG89G 00 3 88NJH2GHBN 00 4 2987GKGHNM 00 5 CVPL334522 0 06 VBP5T545BN 00 7 HJJJ997WD3 00 8 9J8N3F3MNB 00 9 62 9MPT8977 01 0 I5T6TFF497 PUBLISHED BY. do to make your job easier. 293_CYA _IIS6 _FM.qxd 4/28 /04 12:51 PM Page ii 293_CYA _IIS6 _FM.qxd 4/28 /04 12:51 PM Page iii Securing IIS 6. 0 Securing IIS 6. 0 COVER YOUR A ** BY GETTING IT RIGHT. following chapter. 293_CYA _IIS6 _01 .qxd 4/28 /04 11:51 AM Page 1 Chapter 1 Introducing IIS 6. 0 In this Chapter Internet Information Services (IIS) 6. 0 is the latest since IIS 1 .0 was released (as part