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Gathering info on securing IIS6

So far i had some info that IIS6 is much better then 5 and before.
For discussion over here i need to gather some information how to secure our
IIS6 webserver and data.

Suggestions?

(Been here)

http://technet2.microsoft.com/window...s/default.mspx

http://technet2.microsoft.com/Window....mspx?mfr=true
Oct 17 '06 #1
2 1065
wrong news group!

IIS 6 is secure out of the box and it has a very small attack surface by
default, and in my experience i didn't need to do anything about securing
it. when you start enabling features, then you need to know what you're
doing.

"Edwin Knoppert" <ne**@hellobasic.comwrote in message
news:45**********************@text.nova.planet.nl. ..
So far i had some info that IIS6 is much better then 5 and before.
For discussion over here i need to gather some information how to secure
our IIS6 webserver and data.

Suggestions?

(Been here)

http://technet2.microsoft.com/window...s/default.mspx

http://technet2.microsoft.com/Window....mspx?mfr=true


Oct 17 '06 #2
OK, thanks!

"Tim_Mac" <ti********@community.nospamschreef in bericht
news:eY**************@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
wrong news group!

IIS 6 is secure out of the box and it has a very small attack surface by
default, and in my experience i didn't need to do anything about securing
it. when you start enabling features, then you need to know what you're
doing.

"Edwin Knoppert" <ne**@hellobasic.comwrote in message
news:45**********************@text.nova.planet.nl. ..
>So far i had some info that IIS6 is much better then 5 and before.
For discussion over here i need to gather some information how to secure
our IIS6 webserver and data.

Suggestions?

(Been here)

http://technet2.microsoft.com/window...s/default.mspx

http://technet2.microsoft.com/Window....mspx?mfr=true



Oct 18 '06 #3

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