Dec 20, 2025 · 5 min read · By the time applications reach production, HTTP is usually treated as a solved problem. Requests arrive.Responses are returned.Encryption is assumed to be a configuration detail. When IIS is introduced, that assumption quietly breaks. Many IIS produc...
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Dec 19, 2025 · 5 min read · Most IIS production failures share a common pattern. The site is running.The application pool is started.Deployment succeeded. And yet: requests return HTTP 500 logs are missing or incomplete some endpoints work while others fail restarting IIS c...
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Dec 13, 2025 · 4 min read · In production systems, IIS is rarely questioned once it is installed. If the service starts, a site responds, and a basic health check passes, the platform is considered ready. From that point onward, failures are almost always investigated at the ap...
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Nov 15, 2025 · 4 min read · An application runs perfectly when started locally.It responds on the expected port, logs look correct, database connections succeed, and authentication behaves as expected. The same application is deployed behind IIS. It starts.It binds successfully...
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Sep 23, 2025 · 4 min read · Questions: After flooding the IIS host with rapid-fire probes, the attacker reveals their origin. Which IP address generated this reconnaissance traffic? IIS is a flexible and extensible web server software developed by Microsoft for Windows operat...
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Jun 29, 2025 · 7 min read · Deploying a Next.js 14 static export application to Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) can be challenging, especially when transitioning from a containerized environment like Azure or SUSE Rancher to a Windows Server with IIS. This article...
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Mar 11, 2025 · 14 min read · We’re deploying a secure password change portal in a DMZ, accessible only from the Corporate network—OT is locked out. OT users, stuck with RemoteApp access, must hit the Corporate side to reset DMZ passwords. We’re using ASP.NET Core, HTTPS, and ent...
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Mar 5, 2025 · 2 min read · It might seem like a minor issue, but it took me two days to debug! :( The firm I worked with had been using .NET 4.5 for over four years (shocking, right!?). This year, we decided to upgrade to .NET Core. Since it was my first time, I chose to do a ...
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Feb 26, 2025 · 7 min read · When building and deploying web applications, understanding how your web server handles requests is crucial for optimizing performance, scalability, and reliability. In the Microsoft ecosystem, Internet Information Services (IIS) is the go-to web ser...
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Jan 6, 2025 · 3 min read · Deploying an ASP.NET Core application on IIS (Internet Information Services) is a common requirement for hosting .NET-based web applications. In this blog, I’ll walk you through the step-by-step process using screenshots to make the deployment seamle...
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