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IIS 8 Web Applications, Security & Maintenance: The Personal Trainer for IIS 8.0 and IIS 8.5
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Series: Personal Trainer, Book 6
Operating SystemsSystem Administration
ISBN13: 9781515208877
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Aug 15 2015
Pages: 326
Weight: 1.25
Height: 0.68 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
By reading this book and working step by step through the essential tasks discussed, you can learn to:
Configure ASP, ASP.NET, and .NET Framework settings
Create and configure custom IIS applications
Customize settings for application pools
Start, stop, and recycle worker processes
Maintain application health and performance
Enhance Web server security and permissions
Configure handler mappings and authentication
Monitor and optimize IIS performance
Manage IIS backups
This book is designed for anyone who wants to learn how to manage Web applications and perform advanced administration of IIS 8.0 and IIS 8.5. Inside, you'll find comprehensive overviews, step-by-step procedures, frequently used tasks, documented examples, and much more. One of the goals is to keep the content so concise that the book remains compact and easy to navigate while at the same time ensuring that the book is packed with as much information as possible--making it a valuable resource.
Table of Contents
Introduction9
What's This Book About?9
What Do I Need to Know?10
How Is This Book Organized?11
What Conventions Are Used in This Book?11
Other Resources11
Chapter 1 Running IIS 8.0 and IIS 8.5 Applications14
Managing ISAPI and CGI Application Settings14
Managing ASP Settings22
Managing ASP.NET Settings36
Managing .NET Framework Settings52
Chapter 2 Managing Applications and Application Pools66
Defining Custom Applications66
Managing Custom IIS Applications70
Managing ASP.NET and the .NET Framework83
Working with Application Pools87
Chapter 3 Managing Worker Processes and Performance101
Starting, Stopping, and Recycling Worker Processes Manually101
Configuring Multiple Worker Processes for Application Pools106
Configuring Worker Process Recycling107
Maintaining Application Health and Performance110
Chapter 4 Enhancing Web Server Security117
Managing Windows Security117
Managing IIS Security133
Chapter 5 Using Active Directory Certificate Services154
Understanding SSL154
Working with Active Directory Certificate Services159
Chapter 6 Managing Certificates and SSL174
Creating and Installing Certificates174
Working with SSL181
Chapter 7 Performance Tuning, Monitoring, and Tracing185
Monitoring IIS Performance and Activity185
Detecting and Resolving IIS Errors188
Monitoring IIS Performance and Reliability204
Tuning Web Server Performance212
Strategies for Improving IIS Performance218
Chapter 8 IIS Backup and Recovery225
Backing Up the IIS Configuration226
Backing Up and Recovering Server Files235
Appendix A Comprehensive IIS Module and Schema Reference247
Working with IIS 8.0 and IIS 8.5 Modules248
IIS Native Module Reference254
IIS Managed Module Reference313
About the Author323
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