.NET Framework Security

Chapter 20. Administering an IIS Machine Using ASP.NET

By Kevin Price

IN THIS CHAPTER

• XML-Based Configuration Files

• Hierarchy of .NET Configuration Files

• Attributes and Settings

• IIS Security Settings—A Refresher

By now, you should be aware that IIS and ASP.NET provide multiple ways to manage certain aspects of security with configuration files. While this practice may seem to hearken back to the days of .ini files, the means and scale of what can be accomplished has grown exponentially. Using configuration files takes a level of fear out of site configuration, because everything is stored in a flat text file as opposed to the Windows registry. This also has the added bonus of not requiring the server to be rebooted or restarted when a change is ...