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How to check which permission your assembly requires using Permcalc.exe
I was working on a case recently where the customer was a hosting service provider and his client's...
Author: Rezwan Rahman Date: 11/15/2013
Sample test .aspx page to display User Security Principal and Name
Hi Folks, For a case recently I was required to provide a quick sample script to display the logged...
Author: Rezwan Rahman Date: 09/05/2013
Custom Error pages in IIS 7/7.5
Today I thought I would walk through how to enable custom error pages in IIS 7/7.5. Custom error...
Author: Rezwan Rahman Date: 02/04/2013
Cannot read configuration file because it exceeds the maximum file size (web.config)
I recently came across an interesting case, where the customer was in the process of migrating their...
Author: Rezwan R Date: 10/23/2012
Shared Session State in a IIS6 and IIS7 Web Farm
It is not an uncommon scenario to have a web farm of servers sitting behind a load balancer. In fact...
Author: Alex Olivier Date: 06/22/2012
Using Web Farm Framework behind a Proxy
We have seen quite a few instances where users are setting up a web farm using Web Farm Framework...
Author: Alex Olivier Date: 06/13/2012
Configure IIS FTP User Isolation using an IIS Managed User Account
FTP 7.5 has a feature that allows you to create a managed user account without requiring you to add...
Author: Rezwan Rahman Date: 06/06/2012
How to digitally sign a strong named assembly
The following blog post demonstrates how to use a self-signed digital certificate to sign a strong...
Author: Rezwan R Date: 05/24/2012
FTP service gets deleted on server restart
If a registry DWORD "DeleteFlag" is set to 00000001 for the FTP service (or any service ) on IIS6...
Author: ashishsingh Date: 05/10/2012
Issues when using ASP.net delegation with client certificate mapping on IIS 7.0
Recently I came across an issue that I would like to share with everyone. We had a .net 3.5 web...
Author: amehrot Date: 03/27/2012
Troubleshooting client certificate authentication when calling web service from ASP.net web application
Recently I came across issues where client certificate authentication was failing when calling a web...
Author: amehrot Date: 03/14/2012
Sample Application for ASP Uploads
I thought it might be useful to post a modified sample application that allows a user to test their...
Author: Rezwan R Date: 02/21/2012
Changes in WinHttp on Windows 7 and onwards wrto HTTP/1.0
I was working on an issue where an exe built based on...
Author: ashishsingh Date: 02/21/2012
Authentication error, log in failed after changing the machine password
Picture this scenario: You have a domain joined web server where you have an IIS hosted site that...
Author: Rezwan R Date: 02/20/2012
How to disable SSL 2.0 on Windows Server 2008 R2
Fix-it options available in KB 187498 are not applicable for 2008 R2 servers....
Author: amehrot Date: 02/17/2012