How to harden a Microsoft IIS web server !!!

1. Enable SSL When possible, configure your web server and sites to utilize an SSL certificate. SSL will protect client-server communication. Instructions on how to configure SSL in IIS can be found at: http://www.iis.net/learn/manage/configuring-security/how-to-set-up-ssl-on-iis 2. Disable Weak SSL and TLS Ciphers Paste the following registry configuration into a text file: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Ciphers\DES […]

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Enable Shell access for VMware ESXi 5.x !!!

Enabling VMware ESXi shell access with the vSphere Client Use the vSphere Client to enable local and remote access to the ESXi Shell: Log in to a vCenter Server system using the vSphere Client. Select the host in the inventory panel. Click the Configuration tab and click Security Profile. In the Services section, click Properties. Select ESXi Shell from this list: […]

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How to install the IIS On Windows Server?

Kindly follow the below steps install IIS, Email, FTP, SMTP and ASP.Net on plain windows 2008 server: First please check if you have folder called “i386” in “C:” of server. If you do not have this folder, please ask respective DC to put this folder on “C:” of server. Then when you have, please use […]

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