ASP.NET 4 Unleashed

Using the ASP.NET Microsoft Management Console Snap-In

You also can make configuration changes with IIS directly. The latest versions of Internet Information Services (IIS) have ASP.NET configuration options directly in the console. Previous versions of IIS had snap-in property sheets that provided limited configuration. When you click either a website or an application in the left-side browser, the following ASP.NET options are available for that selection:

• .NET Authorization Rules

• .NET Compilation

• .NET Error Pages

• .NET Globalization

• .NET Profile

• .NET Trust Levels

• Application Settings

• Connection Strings

• Machine Key

• Pages and Controls

• Session State

• SMTP E-mail

Behind the scenes, IIS is directly manipulating the Web.config ...