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Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) Judy Chen Mohammad Tiffany Le Contents Introduction Installations Security Enhancement Manageability Enhancements Performance and Scalability New Features Platform Improvements Summary Introduction Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) is integrated with the Microsoft Windows NT Server Operating System to provide a Web server for organizations. Installation and the OS for Window Server 2003Web Edition Minimum computer/Processor Recommended Computer/Processor Minimum Memory Supported Recommended Memory Maximum Memory Hard Disk CPU Support 133 MHz or higher Pentium-compatible CPU 550 MHz or higher Pentium-compatible CPU 128 MB RAM 256 MB RAM 2 GB 2 GB hard disk with a minimum of 1.5 GB free spaces. Up to two CPUs on one machined Installation and OS for Window Server 2003 Standard Edition Minimum computer/Processor Recommended Computer/Processor Minimum Memory Supported Maximum Memory Hard Disk CPU Support 133 MHz or higher Pentium-compatible CPU 550 MHz or higher Pentium-compatible CPU 128 MB 4 GB 2 GB hard disk with a minimum of 1.5 GB free spaces. Up to four CPUs on one machined Security Enhancement Installs in a locked down state Installing 2003 server doesn’t install IIS by default. Disabling via group policy Administrators can prevent users from installing IIS on their computers Command-line tools not accessible to web users IIS 6.0 command line tools can’t be executed by the web server Security Enhancement (cont.) Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Improvements Performance Faster in processing than IIS 5.0 Remotable Certification Object. Allow customer to manage accounts remotely. Unlike IIS 5.0 Selectable Cryptographic Service Provider Easy to select Crypto API Provider to accelerate performance. Unlike IIS 5.0 Manageability Enhancements XML Metabase The metabase configuration for IIS 4.0 and IIS 5.0 was stored in a proprietary binary file and was not easily readable or editable. IIS 6.0 replaces the proprietar