IIS Lockdown Tool

Check Description

This check determines whether Version 2.1 of the Internet Information Services (IIS) Lockdown tool, part of the Microsoft Security Tool Kit, has been run on the scanned computer.

The IIS Lockdown tool works by turning off unnecessary features in IIS, thereby reducing the attack surface available to attackers. Using the IIS Lockdown tool should be one of the first steps Administrators take in securing their web servers.

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IIS Lockdown Tool

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