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Setting up a secure FTP server (FTPS) on Windows

In addition to the web server, Internet Information Services (IIS) contain an FTP server. It is integrated with the...
IIS and Exchange Server security with Windows Extended Protection (WEP)

A little-known extension helps to increase the security of Windows Authentication to prevent credential relay or "man in the...
Automate file downloads with Windows FTP or curl

If you need to download files regularly from an FTP server, Windows offers two onboard tools to automate this...
How to use curl on Windows

Curl (client URL) is a command-line tool powered by the libcurl library to transfer data to and from the...
IIS shared configuration

Since version 7, Internet Information Services (IIS) has offered a built-in feature known as IIS Shared Configuration, which uses...
Troubleshoot HTTP Error 403.14 – Forbidden in IIS

In a previous post, you learned how to troubleshoot 401 – Unauthorized: Access is denied due to invalid credentials....
In a previous post, you learned how to troubleshoot HTTP Error 500 – Internal server error. In this post,...
Debugging an IIS 500 – Internal server error

If your Internet Information Services (IIS) produces a 500 – Internal server error, your website is in serious trouble....
Troubleshoot 401 – Unauthorized: Access is denied due to invalid credentials in IIS

In my previous post, you learned how to troubleshoot HTTP Error 503. Today, we will look into how to...
IIS Failed Request Tracing

Failed Request Tracing is the most important IIS feature for diagnosing and troubleshooting any problem. It helps you determine...
Enable detailed IIS errors

By default, the IIS server is set to show detailed errors for local requests only, whereas it displays a...
Increase IIS performance with HTTP/3 in Windows Server 2022

There is a new up-and-coming web technology known as HTTP/3. The new protocol is all about performance and security....
Use OpenSSL-based software XCA as offline root certificate authority for AD Certificate Services

When Active Directory Certificate Services are deployed, Microsoft recommends at least a two-tier infrastructure, comprising a root CA and...
Deactivate Web search in Windows 10 (using group policies)

If you type a term into the search field of the taskbar, Windows 10 enhances the local results with...
Install LAMP stack (Apache, MySQL, PHP) on the Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2)

The Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2) includes its own Linux kernel and is able to run numerous programs natively...
Check all Windows Servers for expiring certificates using PowerShell

If an SSL certificate expires on a web server, RD Gateway, or WSUS server, the service is usually no...
Automatic renewal of Let’s Encrypt SSL certificates with Cloudflare using Ansible

Let's Encrypt offers a free, easy way to have SSL certificates that are generally secure and don't produce warnings...
Web App for Containers on Azure

It is common these days to package web applications as containers and host them in cloud. On Azure there...
Manage Internet Information Services (IIS) using Windows Admin Center (WAC)

With Preview 1909, Microsoft introduces an extension for Windows Admin Center (WAC) to manage IIS web services. In its...