Server Workload Customization
This new modular architecture provides server administrators and developers with the capacity to tune IIS to optimal performance and security by selecting which modules to include and which to “weed out” from the server workload.
For example, if you want to deliver a public website with only static HTML, including user authentication and CGI handling is not just a waste of system resources, but it may also open your web server to potential threats from attacks against yet-unknown vulnerabilities in those modules.
Eliminating Overheads
Now it is possible to load only those modules required. Try this exercise as a demonstration. Note that you will need administrator privileges.
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