The Internet technology blog of the DSS team

MS05-051 for COM+ and MS DTC

2005-10-31T18:02:00Z

Systems that have changed the default Access Control List permissions on the %windir%\registration directory may experience various problems after you install the Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-051 for COM+ and MS DTC
On a computer that is running Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 2000, or Windows Server 2003, one or more problems may occur after you install the critical update that is discussed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-051
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/909444

New Technical Rollup article posted!

2005-10-31T18:00:00Z

We have updated the site to include the latest technical rollup article:

November article: http://blogs.technet.com/dssinternet/articles/413370.aspx

ISA Server 2004 achieves Common Criteria Level EAL 4+ for security.

2005-10-31T17:59:00Z

ISA Server 2004 achieves Common Criteria Level EAL 4+ for security.

Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server has achieved CC Evaluation Assurance Level 4+ (EAL 4+). Level 4 is the highest level possible that is mutually recognized by all countries participating in CC certification. This level provides the deepest evaluation and testing possible from an independent testing laboratory. In addition, ISA Server passed an even more thorough review, earning Level 4+. You can find the supporting resources and documentation on this page. This CC certificate assures you that the evaluated security features of ISA Server Standard Edition are effective and implemented correctly.

http://www.microsoft.com/isaserver/techinfo/deployment/commoncrit.mspx

New Technical Rollup articles posted!

2005-10-21T12:23:00Z

We have updated the site to include the latest technical rollup articles:

October article: http://blogs.technet.com/dssinternet/articles/412786.aspx
September artical: http://blogs.technet.com/dssinternet/articles/412607.aspx
August artical: http://blogs.technet.com/dssinternet/articles/412605.aspx

PDC 05 sign up now!

2005-08-01T18:36:00Z

Quick reminder of PDC 05 in LA California

http://msdn.microsoft.com/events/pdc/

ASP.NET 2.0 webcast series kicking off!

2005-08-01T18:19:00Z

ASP.NET 2.0 webcast series of 15 webcasts will start on the 4th of August. check out the link below to find out more!

http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/essentialaspnet.mspx

New Technical Rollup articles posted!

2005-07-05T15:22:00Z

We have updated the site to include the latest technical rollup articles:

May's article: http://blogs.technet.com/dssinternet/articles/407236.aspx
June's article: http://blogs.technet.com/dssinternet/articles/407241.aspx
July's article: http://blogs.technet.com/dssinternet/articles/407808.aspx

IIS debugging week on Microsoft.com

2005-06-21T11:17:00Z

Great webcast on the new debugging tools for IIS from the project manager who created the tools.

http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=%7eCMTYDataSvcParams%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ID%22+Value%3d%221032268596%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ProviderID%22+Value%3d%22A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22lang%22+Value%3d%22en%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22cr%22+Value%3d%22US%22%2f%5e%7esParams%5e%7e%2fsParams%5e%7e%2fCMTYDataSvcParams%5e

Summary

Debugging Internet Information Server (IIS) used to require several tools. Now, there is a single tool designed to reduce debugging time and increase debugging effectiveness. Debug Diagnostics Toolkit 2.0, with its easy-to-use interface, will be the primary tool used to debug IIS application problems. This webcast outlines the key features of this new toolkit and compares it to the Windows debugging toolkit.

Presenter: Simon Maddock, Escalation Engineer, Microsoft Corporation

Simon Maddock has been with Microsoft for 10 years. He is currently an escalation engineer for the Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) product. Simon is certified as a Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD), Microsoft Certified Application Developer, and MCSD.NET. He lives in Las Colinas, Texas and was the leading project manager for the IIS Debug Diagnostics 1.0 tool.

RSS feed for IIS web casts

2005-06-21T11:15:00Z

The RSS feed for live web casts

http://www.microsoft.com/communities/rss.aspx?&Title=Live+Webcasts&RssTitle=Microsoft+Live+Webcasts+%3a+IT+Professionals&CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&WebNewsURL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.microsoft.com%2fevents%2fEventDetails.aspx&CMTYRawShape=list&Params=+%0d%0a%09%7eCMTYDataSvcParams%5e%0d%0a%09%0d%0a%09%7earg+Name%3d'EventType'+Value%3d'LiveWebcast'%2f%5e%0d%0a%09%7earg+Name%3d'QueryAttribute'+Value%3d'audience'%2f%5e%0d%0a%09%7earg+Name%3d'QueryValue'+Value%3d'f9d20670-fa9a-45b8-a017-ba71db81a534'%2f%5e%0d%0a%09%7e%2fCMTYDataSvcParams%5e+&NumberOfItems=100

IIS 6.0 Support home page

2005-06-02T16:05:00Z

I found this Support home page for IIS 6.0 really useful.

It lists the most recently released KB articles; and categorises them into 3 sections:

How To's
Fixes
Troubleshooting guides

It also links off to the Solution centre and contains links to further RSS feeds.

Generally a pretty good place to bookmark if you deal with IIS.

http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=ph;en-us;2097