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2.10.7.1
Service Packs, Security Patches, and Hotfixes Installation
Administrators must update all HP NAS server systems to the latest HP NAS revision for their product.
All Microsoft service packs, security patches, and hotfixes that have been certified by HP NAS can be
found at:
http://h20015.www2.hp.com/hub_search/document.jhtml?lc=en&docName=c00056831
.
All HP NAS specific software and drivers can be downloaded at:
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/networkattached.html
.
For software and drivers, administrators need to go to their specific HP NAS Windows Storage Server
2003 model for the latest software and drivers for their NAS server system.
2.11
Hardening IIS Servers
This section focuses on the guidance and procedures required to harden the IIS servers on the
network. To provide comprehensive security for Web servers and applications within an
organization’s corporate intranet, each Microsoft® Internet Information Services (IIS) server, as well as
each Web site and application running on these servers, should be protected from client computers
that can connect to them. The Web sites and applications running on each of these IIS servers should
also be protected from the Web sites and applications running on the other IIS servers within a
corporate intranet. In order to take a more proactive stance against malicious users and attackers, IIS
is by default not installed on members of the Microsoft Windows® Server. 2003 family. IIS initially
installs in a highly secure, "locked" mode. For example, IIS will by default initially only serve static
content. Features such as Active Server Pages (ASP), ASP.NET, Server Side Includes (SSI), Web
Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) publishing, and Microsoft FrontPage® Server
Extensions will not work until an administrator enables them. These features and services can be
enabled through the Web Service Extensions node in Internet Information Services Manger (IIS
Manager). IIS Manager is a graphical user interface (GUI) designed to facilitate administration of IIS.
It includes resources for file and directory management, and configuration of application pools, as
well as security, performance, and reliability features. The following sections detail a variety of
security hardening settings that should be implemented to enhance the security of IIS servers hosting
HTML content within a corporate intranet. However, to ensure the IIS servers stay secure, security
monitoring, detection, and response procedures should also be implemented.
2.11.1
Audit Policy Settings
The Audit Policy settings for IIS servers in the three environments defined in this guide are configured
via the MSBP. For more information on the MSBP, see section 2.8. The MSBP settings ensure that all
the relevant security audit information is logged on all IIS servers.
2.11.2
User Rights Assignments
Most User Rights Assignments for IIS servers in the three environments defined in this guide are
configured via the MSBP. For more information on the MSBP, see section 2.8. Differences between
the MSBP and the Incremental IIS Group Policy are described in the following section.